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Ifcem - 1940. 1941. 1942. | 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. (Estimated). . ,, s - d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Assembly . .. .. 0 2-15 0 1-98 0 3-68 0 3-96 0 4-17 0 3-70 0 3-80 0 4-03 0 3-68 0 3-78 freight and cartage .. .. 0 11-89 1 3-91 1 3-03 1 4-48 1 2-42 1 3-07 1 2-32 1 5-73 1 4-65 1 6-83 Wharfage .. .. .. 0 1-63 0 1-16 0 0-75 0 1-27 0 0-63 0 0-89 0 1-25 0 1-47 0 1-86 0 1-36 Lool storage .. ..0 9-80 0 7-59 0 7-90 0 8-12 0 8-10 0 7-99 0 9-12 0 11-64 0 10-69 0 11-43 Repacking and sorting .. .. 0 0-64 0 0-15 0 0-10 0 0-01 0 0-09 0 0-01 Sundries .. .. .. 0 5-05 0 3-26 0 3-75 0 2-47 0 2-35 0 2-78 0 3-09 0 4-39 0 3-08 0 4-75 2 6-52 2 6-54 2 7-26 2 8-40 2 5-68 2 6-52 2 7-59 3 3-26 2 11-96 3 4-15 „ , . £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ iotal •• •• 307,815 337,130 274,415 306,953 319,587 287,178 336,436 294,112 437,773 375,934 AT , , . , s. d, s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Net market return .. .. 7 7-02 4 5-43 6 4-44 7 8-57 8 9-23 8 8-54 8 10-73 10 8-64 14 4-01 ± Less consolidated charge .. 2 6-52 2 6-54 2 7-26 2 8-40 2 5-68 2 6-52 2 7-59 3 3-26 2 11-96 % -a, n r 5 0-50 1 10-89 3 9-18 5 0-17 6 3-55 6 2-02 6 3-14 7 5-38 11 4-05 t ±>lus Government subsidy, less 0 0-23 3 5-76 1 5-82 1 1-73 1 1-38 1 3-30 1 1-54 1 11-40 0 1-64 profit,* + Payment to growers .. .. 5 0-27 5 4-65 5 3-00 6 1-90 7 4-93 7 5-32 f7 4-68 4-78 11 5-69 $ ££££££££££ Total payment to growers 607,674 742,335 544,567 672,296 957,755 839,321 f942,599 f723,863 1,677,000 J Crop •• •• 2,420,018 2,648,982 2,107,113 2,261,085 2,583,978 2,258,420 2,551,383 1,540,333 2,921,730 2,247,177 * Export, 1940=587,504 cases. f Excludes orchard labour subsidy. $ Not available.