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Purchase and Sale Procedure and Prices Paid for 1947-48 Season's Meat Purchased by Marketing Department for Export The arrangements regarding the purchase and sale procedure were the same as those operating during the previous season. Exports to Countries Other Than the United Kingdom The exports to countries other than the United Kingdom were continued on the same basis as the previous year. . Survey op Season

The killings of meat returned to the Department during the 1947-48 season as available for export totalled 347,036 tons. Average weights of lamb and mutton for the three seasons 1945-46, 1946-47, and 1947-48 are as follows :—-

Details of killings for export month by month, throughout the season, with the 1946-47 season's totals for comparison, are shown in the following table :

Frozen Meat Killings for Export, Season 1947-48

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North Island. South Island. Dominion. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. Lambs 31-39 35-15 33-4 34-61 35-58 34-9 32-81 35-35 34-1 Wethers 54-32 60-18 59-6 49-67 52-41 51 1 53-86 59-42 58-8 Ewes 52-51 57-23 56-9 52-83 54-01 55-1 52-61 56-05 56-2

— Lamb. Wether Mutton. p 1 1 © & Quarter Beef. Yeal. Boneless Bobby Yeal. Boneless Bull Beef. Boneless Cow and Ox Beef. Baconers. Porkers. Choppers. Edible Offal. Total. 1947 October November December 1948 January February March April May June July August September Totals 1946-47 season Tons. 22 5,639 26,749 47,576 31,341 30,725 20,535 12,477 6,282 546 65 18 Tons. 123 972 1,247 2,107 3,129 4,369 1,466 797 429 66 15 12 Tons. 169 627 1,437 6,640 15,376 14,771 6,703 3,086 1,419 242 46 32 Tons. 285 829 1,212 3,331 6,507 11,636 11,617 8,449 4,843 814 230 396 Tons. 1 3 5 34 120 241 210 81 7 4 2 Tons. 1,078 465 129 46 41 54 59 119 1,216 2,883 2,150 Tons. 179 305 370 576 921 765 752 531 356 110 43 87 Tons. 253 295 254 314 794 1,356 2,260 1,975 1,082 311 104 99 Tons. 673 1,025 1,409 2,039 1,433 1,452 728 245 39 26 8 148 Tons. 45 63 60 190 493 1,296 1,053 640 96 32 29 215 Tons. 32 26 16 43 40 29 10 14 2 Tons. 258 413 1,143 2', 066 1,949 2,411 1,698 1.105 '651 360 441 369 Tons. 3,118 10,662 34,031 64,961 62,064 68,970 47,117 29,588 15,397 3,732 3,868 3,528 181,975 14,732 50,548 50,149 715 8,312 4,995 9,097 9,121 9,225 4,212 212 12,864 347,036 179,908 20,358 57,213 50,728 544 7,469 5,124 7,769 3,736 245 12,609 354,824