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MEAT. Administration and General Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1942. „ , . Dr - £ Or. £ salaries . .. 5,903 Allocation of net expenses to Purchase and Sale Accounts— Uftiee rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephones, and sundry 1940-41 season's killings .. .. .. 24 930 expenses . . .. .. .. .. 788 1941-42 season's killings .. .. .. .. 33526 .Postages, cables, and printing and stationery .. .. 1,176 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 43 Shipping inspection and refrigeration supervision .. 1,500 Audit fees .. .. .. .. ~ 437 Depreciation (office and departmental equipment) ... 87 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. 5,629 Interest on overdraft at Reserve Bank .. .. 12,796 Payment to New Zealand Meat-producers' Board .. 30,000 Subsidy, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. 45 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. 52 £58,456 £58,456 Final Purchase and Sale Accounts, 1940-41 Season's Killings. Dr - Or. Purchases after 31st July, 1941— £ £ Sales after 31st July, 1941— £ £ Lamb .. .. .. .. 4,703,476 Lamb .. .. .. ..4 869 808 Mutton .. .. .. .. 1,265,940 Mutton .. .. .. .. 1' 350' 350 Beef .. .. .. .. 1,234,430 Beef .. .. .. .. 1'362'958 or k • • • • • • • • 481,159 Pork .. .. .. .. 4«g «()2 Offals .. .. .. .. 101,285 Offals .. .. .. .. 103,'883 Beef for canning .. .. .. 380,242 Beef for canning .. .. 307 926 Mutton for canning .. .. .. 103,401 Mutton for canning .. .. .' 27*403 8,269,933 Q 50q ton Charges on canning meat— ' ' Transport .. .. .. .. 2,379 Boning .. .. .. .. 2,862 5,241 Storage on frozen meat .. .. .. 16,493 Insurance on frozen meat .. .. .. 4,592 Loss on experimental shipments.. .. .. 4,459 Loss on disposal of unexportable meat .. .. 56,279 8,356,997 Gross surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1941, carried down .. .. .. .. 152,133 £8,509,130 £8,509,130 £ £ Proportion administration and general expenses .. 24,930 Gross surplus on transactions after 31st Julv 1941 Net surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1941, brought down .. .. ' iko iqo carried to Meat Account .. .. .. 127,203* " - 5 -1 133 £162,133 •From this surplus of £127,203 should be deducted the deficit of £6,115 on 1940-41 season's killings purchased un to list r.ilv itui whi„i, mTosT M(sat Account at 31st July ' 1941 ' Acc ° r| Miigly tile final net surplus on purchase and sale of the complete 1940-41 season's meat was Purchase and Sale Account, 1941-42 Season's Killings shipped up to 31st July, 1942. Dr- Or. Purchases— £ £ Sales— £ £ Lamb .. .. .. .. 6,479,033 Lamb .. .. .. 7 237 500 Wether mutton .. .. .. 298,909 Wether mutton .. .. .. 335 560 Beef .. .. .. .. 627,021 Beef .. .. .. .. 726'068 Pork •• •• .. 1,095,970 Pork .. .. .. ..1 148 531 Offals .. .. .. .. 597,704 Offals .. .. .. ~ '635*958 Preserved meat .. .. .. 1,254,026 Preserved meat .. . . 1 300'849 10,352,663 ii 004 Surplus on 1941-42 season killings shipped ' ' up to 31st July, 1942, carried to Meat Pool Account .. .. .. 974,881 Allowance for administration and general expenses (J per cent, on sales, £11,384,466), carried down .. .. 56,922 1,031,803 £11,384,466 £11,384,466 £ £ 1 roportion administration and general expenses .. 33,526 Allowance for administration and general expenses 56 929 Balanoe to Meat Aooount .. .. .. .. 23,396 " £56 > 922 £56,922

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