1904.] 



Production of Meat. 



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and the Committee consider that the facts elicited are sufficient 

 to enable a reasonable judgment to be formed which may be 

 accepted as representing a tolerably close approximation to the 

 facts. 



The general result of the inquiry suggests that the following 

 quantities represent on an average of the five years ending 

 June, 1903, the estimated annual production of meat and dairy 

 products in the United Kingdom : — 



Tons. 



Beaf and veal 662,520 



Mutton and lamb 313,822 



Bacon and pork ... ... ... ... ... ... 269,578 



Total meat 1,245,920 



* "hee.se 68,300 



Butter 156,250 



Gallons. 



Milk (for consumption as such) ... ... ... 620,000,000 



The estimated average consumption per head of these com- 

 modities, including imported supplies, is as follows : — 





Home Produced. 



Imported. 



Total. 



Beaf and veal ... 

 Mutton and lamb 



Bacon and poik... 



- 



lb. 



35'9 . 



17-0 



I4'6 



lb. 

 209 

 10-5 



22 '2 



lb. 

 56 -8 



27'5 

 36-8 



Total meat ... 



67-5 



S4'3 



1218 



Milk 



Gallons. 



15-0 



Gallons. 



Gallons. 

 I5*0 



Cheese ... 



Butter 



lb. 

 37 

 87 



lb. 

 6-8 

 9-8 



lb. 

 10-5 

 18-5 



In the case of meat these totals are adjusted by deducting the 

 exports and adding the " meat unenumerated," which cannot be 

 apportioned. The imported supply of cheese and butter is less 

 exports. 



It is necessary to remember that these figures do not purport 

 to represent literally the whole consumption of meat and dairy 



