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PRIMARY PRODUCTS MARKETING DEPARTMENT —continued. DAIRY-PRODUCE EXPORT DIVISION —continued. Administration and General Expenses Account, 1937-38 Season.

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uStftoL New Zealand, j Total. Dr. £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,489 12,028 24,517 Or. £ £ Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158 .. 158 Allocation of expenses to Produce Purchase and Sale Office rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephone, and sundry expenses .. 2,535 2,295 4,830 Accounts — Postage, cables, printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 1,433 1,567 3,000 Creamery butter .. .. .. .. .. 144,664 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 486 177 663 Whey butter .. .. .. l'833 Subscriptions, donations, and entertainment .. .. .. .. 151 .. 151 Cheese .. .. .. 45 644 Shipping inspection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,445 2,098 3,543 ' 192,141 Agency expenses, Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 225 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,033 1,033 Depreciation (office and departmental equipment) .. .. .. 262 267 529 18,959 19,690 38,649 Advertising in United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,259 Miscellaneous general expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 582 £ Cost of remittances to dairy companies .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,733 Interest on overdraft at Reserve Bank ., .. .. .. .. 58,765 71,498 Subsidy, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 £!92,141 £192,141