PART I
(2) 125 sheep—Durban to Mombasa :
Freight @ 12/6 each oy LE i i 78 246
Whartage 0 io od £04 2m Al 10:12 «8
Compound fees oes £5; Loy oe 0 1756106
Gratuity to Chief Officer ... ie 0 5: 15° 00
Cost of pens ... a. is 4 5 be) Ll
Feed ... Sy od i #34) Tt 0) 37 4 1
Cables sd ny oe rat po oN z 0
Attention 1s lo 3 ip. hs 27 1+ 0
Veterinary attention and fees -... fle hy 4 0
Commission ... a th le Lr. ex i
Agency and stamps B/L, ... 33) oe a. 2 11 8
£226 8 2
or an average cost of £1 16s. 3d. per head.
NuMBER OF CATTLE AND SHEEP IMPORTED FROM UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
INTO KENYA.
1925. 1924.
£ £
Bulls a oh 2,255 (100) a 100 (9)
Cows 2 5 833 (24) &, nil
Horses os A 1.378 (32) ik 350 (?)
Sheep i: A 108° (13) LT 810 (170)
Torar. Imports
Bulls es oy 5,005 (110)
Cows oe Lote 895 (20)
Horses ... a 2,583 (50)
Sheep a ed 2,633 (298)
The following freights on livestock from England were quoted : —
Fre16HTS ON LiIvEsToCK—ENGLAND TO KILINDINT.
From England to Kilindini the freight rates were, at the end of
1924, by Conference Lines: —
2 Horses: 1 a a Ws ht £56 14 0
2/50. 0 3 So fe £52 10 0
3 4/950. i on wu) £31 £9: 0
7 10/25... a hy Hl £3078 0
Cattle 1/9: 3. os x as £45 3 0
yg 10/25 ... al ea g42.1 “0
" 26 and over ... £40 19 ©
Sheep 1 Gc) 3 5 £13 10 0
or B/9:., i ” 4 £12:15..0
of 20/30... 2. : £1210 0
The above rates are per head and include fodder, water, and the
use of boxes or pens.
The lighterage charge at Kilindini is, on cattle, Shs. 10/- per
head; and on sheep, Shs. 2/- per head. Charges for cranage and
wharfage are Shs. 1/50 and Sh. 1/- respectively.
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