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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1920. New Zealand Cash Account.

New Zealand Wool and Sheep-skins Stock Account.

Comparative Figures, 31st March, 1919. Received in New Zealand. Comparative Figures, 31st March, 1919. Paid in New Zealand. £ 1,049,968 1919, Mar. 31— £ s. d. To Balarree brought forward .. 779,718 17 3 1920, Mar. 31— To Remittances from tho Ministry 15,610,000 0 0 (N.B. —Local receipts have been deducted from tho payments to which they correspond). £ 12,365,565 1,782,762 679,678 1920, Mar. 31— £ s. d. By Brokers' wool .. .. 11,714,910 1111 Slipe wool .. .. 2,085,575 19 1 Sheep-skins .. .. 788,122 17 9 16,045,000 14,828,005 254,571 14,588,609 8 9 495,850 Payment of balance outstanding at 31st March, 1919, on slipe wool finally appraised , ■ v, in London .. .. 73,326 17 9 Fellmongering and scouring charges.. . . .. 585,428 8 8 Expenses of collection, valuation, and storage in Now Zealand .. .. 699,111 4 7 Balance unexpended .. 443,242 17 6 736,823 779,719 17,094,968 £16,389,718 17 3 17,094,968 £16,389,718 17 3 £ 779,719 1920, Mar. 31— £ s. d. To Balance unexpended .. 443,242 17 6

Comparative Figures, 31st March, 1919. Purch les. Comparative Figures, 31st March, 1919. Shipments am ', Stock. £ lb. £ £ lb. £ 11,835,933 101,958 54,209 11,992,100 14,828,005 1919, Mar. 31— To Stock in New Zealand, at appraised values plus charges thereon— Wool Pelts Stock omitted at this date 1920, Mar. 31— To Wool purchased (greasy, scoured, slipes, and skin wool) Balance unpaid on slipe wool purchased Expenses of collection, valuation, &o., in New Zealand Fellmongering and scouring charges Surplus in weight 285,628,083 285,628,083 220,392,040 20,372,033 136,951 20,508,984 14,588,609 7,400,827 5,672 1920, Mar. 31— By Wool shipped and landed, at appraised values plus charges in Now Zealand, and pelts shipped and landed Loss of wool by fire in New Zealand, at appraised values plus charges thereon Stock in New Zealand and afloat, at appraised values plus charges thereon — Wool Pelts '.-.-. Loss in scouring Net loss on revaluation after scouring and foil - mongering 272,925,609 3,337 20,112,141 411 15,850,944 211,067 73,327 952 709,663 670,040 20,372,033 136,951 216,168,719 193,281 16,928,798 176,428 511,669 583,006 0,400 28,114,764 28,114,764 500,026,523 36,351,591 1920, Mar. 31— By Reserve of 35 per cent, for depreciation iir value of stock (see par. 8 of our report accompanying) Stock in New Zealand and afloat, at market prices ruling in December, 1920 506,026,523 36,351,591 £ 10,508,984 1920, Mar. 31— To Stock in New Zealand and afloat —Wool and pelts, at appraised values in New Zealand plus charges thoreon lb. 216,108.719 £ 16,062,611 lb. £ 5,621,914 216,168,719 10,440,697 216,168,719 16,002,611 216,168,719 16,062,611 1920, Mar. 31— To Stock in New Zealand and afloat lb. 216,168,7.1.9 £ 10,440,697