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Our sources of supply were as follows :

Grapefruit New Zealand at present can grow sufficient for its demands between August and November. The Division therefore endeavours to import during the period when New Zealand grapefruit is not available. This year quantities were slightly increased, viz.:—

Lemon Distkibution After the record year of production in the year ending 31st March, 1945, the crop was, as expected, considerably lighter, and the whole of the output was consumed by the New Zealand public. The Division again handled the packing and distribution of all New-Zealand-grown lemons (except Meyer lemons) and sold 71,296 three-quarter-bushel cases, against the record total of 99,662 the previous year. It was able to purchase some California lemons, and so (since the Californian season is complementary to our own) help out the New Zealand supply when it was at its lowest: —

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Source of Supply. Year ended 31st March, 1945. Year ended 31st March, 1946. Cases. Percentage. Cases. Per. centage. Fiji Tonga Samoa Niue Rarotonga 32,965 31,332 48,242 3,086 2,966 27-80 26-42 40-68 2-60 2-50 90,498 47,372 125,888 4,730 1,104 33-57 17-57 46-70 1-75 0-41 118,591 269,592

Source of Supply. ' Year ended 31st March, 1945. Year ended 31st March, 1946. Cases. Percentage. Cases. Percentage. Cook Islands Samoa Jamaica 545 676 5,412 8-22 10-19 81 -59 1,654 570 5,542 I 21-30 7-34 71-36 6,633 7,766

Source of Supply. Year ended 31st March, 1945. Year ended 31st March, 1946. Three-quarter-bushel Cases. Percentage. Three-quarter-bushel Cases. Percentage. New Zealand Australia Cook Islands California .. 99,662 3,936 976 95-29 3-77 0-94 71,296 3,724 608 9,700 83-56 4-36 0-72 11-36 104,574 85,328