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Cheese (in Tons): Quantities purchased for Export and paid for at Differential Prices

QUANTITIES OF BUTTER AND CHEESE EXPORTED The quantities of butter and cheese exported from the various grading ports of the Dominion are shown in the following tabulation:—

Butter and Cheese Exports from 1st August, 1946, to 31st July, 1947

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Finest Grade. First Grade. O J Grading Ports. Total. 94 Points 93 to 93£ 92 to 92 J 91 to 91J becona Grade. and over. 1 Points. i Points. (Basic Price.) Points. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Auckland 14,888 32 1,180 6,577 4,730 2,369 Bluff 8,263 157 2,895 4,770 361 80 Dunedin .. 1,058 21 80 716 220 21 ■Gisborne 161 7 24 102 26 2 Lyttelton 954 355 581 18 Napier 65 3 19 34 4 5 New Plymouth 19,416 306 8,633 7,911 2,263 303 Patea 23,165 132 9,034 12,318 1,451 230 Timaru 660 8 343 283 22 4 Wanganui 2,233 19 275 1,078 819 42 Wellington 12,127 224 4,347 6,268 1,127 161 Grand totals— 1946-47 82,990 909 27,185 40,638 11,041 3,217 1945-46 86,785 1,140 20,831 47,502 13,292 4,020 1944-45 90,429 1,272 21,840 48,412 14,694 4,211 1943-44 81,544 820 17,768 45,966 13,150 3,840 1942-43 93,638 660 18,997 56,378 15,274 2,329 1941-42 150,127 1,051 28,097 69,703 38,676 12,600 Percentage of qualities— 1946-47 100 1-10 32-76 48-97 13-30 3-87 1945-46 100 1-31 24-00 54-74 15-32 4-63 1944-45 100 1-40 24-15 53-54 16-25 4-66 1943-44 100 1-00 21-79 56-37 16-13 4-71 1942-43 100 0-70 20-29 60-21 16-31 2-49 1941-42 100 0-70 18-72 46-43 25-76 8-39 Cheese figures calculated at fourteen crates to a ton.

Grading Ports. To United Kingdom. To other Destinations. Total Exports. Percentage. Butter. Cheese. Butter. Cheese. Butter. Cheese. Butter. Cheese. Auckland New Plymouth Patea Wanganui Wellington •Gisborne Napier North Island totals Lyttelton Timaru Dunedin Bluff South Island totals Dominion totals Boxes. 3,496,558 341,527 48,950 73,418 473,488 53,462 34,528 Crates. 210,379 276,963 311,606 28,753 163,756 2,255 906 Boxes. 305,749 8 joOO ' 561 Crates. 15,719 Boxes. 3,802,307 341,527 48,950 73,418 481,488 53,462 35,089 Crates. 226,098 276,963 311,606 28,753 163,756 2,255 906 77-15 6-93 0-99 1-49 9-77 1-08 0-71 19-46 23-84 26-81 2-47 14-09 0-19 0-08 86-94 4,521,931 994,618 314,310 15,719 4,836,241 1,010,337 98-12 66,588 14,865 5,371 6,002 14,182 9,483 13,827 114,405 66,588 14,865 5,371 6,002 14,182 9,483 13,827 114,405 1-35 0-30 0-11 0-12 1-22 0-81 1-19 9-84 92,826 151,897 92,826 151,897 1-88 13-06 4,614,757 1,146,515 314,310 15,719 4,929,067 1,162,234 100-00 100-00 Butter: Forty boxes equals 1 ton. Cheese : Fourteen crates equals 1 ton.