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of the Customs duty at Seattle, the other expenses are excessively high, and 

 unless these can be materially reduced, they could never expect to do business 

 with us. On the other hand, the Vancouver charges are moderate, and the 

 prospects for doing business there should be very good as there is a big back- 

 country market among miners, timber-getters, and the many resorts in the 

 mountains visited during the summer months by thousands of tourists. 



The oranges and lemons were sent as deck cargo and not in the cool 

 chambers as was the case with the London shipment. Had the prosj^ects 

 of next year's crop been a normal one I would have liked to have seen our 

 growers again sending some of their best fruit, but owing to the very dry 

 spring and summer which we have experienced, I fear we will not have 

 sufficient fruit to supply our own requirements. 



In reference to the report of the Agent-General on the condition of our fruit 

 on arrival, it will be noticed that he claims that it was soft, while the previous 

 year's shipment arrived in better condition. This I consider was due to the 

 wrapping paper we used. This year we used the ordinary glazed, while last 

 year we used a waxed pajjer. The latter is a little more expensive, but the 

 fruit wrapped in it usually keeps in better condition than that wrapjjed in 

 ordinary wrapping paper. 



Vancouver. 

 0?'a?igres realised per case 

 Expenses per case: — 

 Cartage in Sydney 



Steamer freight, Sydney to Vanco.iver... 

 Landing charges, Vancouver 

 Customs entry, Vancouver 

 Commission on sale (5 per cent.) 



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Lemons realised per case 



Expenses (same as oranges) 



Seattle. 



Oranges realised per case ... 

 Expenses per case: — 

 Cartage in Sydney 

 Steamer freight to Seattle 

 Freight and cartage 

 Customs brokerage services :- 

 Effecting release ... 



Duty 



Brokerage, 10 jjer cent. ... 



Lemons reahsed per case 



Expenses (same as oranges) 



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