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F. 0.8. Price': Pence Veal (weight range 75/180) — per Pound, N.Z. Currency. Prime Quality .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-5 Second Quality .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 3■ 5 Edible Offals — BeefKidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9| Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6^f Tails (min. If- lb.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. S-fo Hearts (sound), bags .. .. .. .. .. . . 4 Cut hearts (bags) ..' .. .. .. .. .. . . 3JCheeks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3| Throatbreads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Tliick skirts .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. gj. Thin skirts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3§ al Tri P° - IS bheep— Hearts (sound) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. sj Cut hearts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4f Kidneys (special) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13f Kidneys (small) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Livers (pails or rubber bags) . . . . .. .. .. SiLivers (bags or boxes) .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 7-& Livers (cartons) .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 8\ Lamb— Throatbreads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9-J. Livers (pails or rubber bags) .. .. .. .. .. .. !) jjr Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 J Livers (cartons) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !| Hearts (sound) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4X Cut hearts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3§ Pork—■ Hearts (sound) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4| Cut hearts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 7jsr Livers (pails or rubber bags) .. .. .. .. . . .. 7-}J-Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. .. .. .. .. 0J Livers (cartons) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7f ff Veal—■ Hearts (sound) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 3$ Cut hearts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 -jj Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7| Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B^Throatbreads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Q Lobby Veal— Livers (pails or rubber bags) .. .. .. .. .. 11 1 Livers (cartons) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Hearts (sound) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-jfc Cut hearts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 3-Jfj-Kidneys u Throatbreads .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 6 The following prices are payable for certain edible offals when specially packed for delivery to the United States Joint Purchasing Board and conforming to the United States Joint Purchasing Board specifications :— ■ Pence per Pound. Beef livers (packed in wooden boxes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 Sound trimmed beof hearts— Packed in wooden boxes .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 5J Packed in cartons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cut trimmed beef hearts— Packed in wooden boxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Packed in cartons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4|Lamb livers — Pails in wooden boxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Cartons in wooden boxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9}jj. Veal livors (packed in wooden boxes) .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 8j MEAT POOL ACCOUNT The accounts presented with the report for the 1942-43 season showed the transactions in the Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1943. At that date there was a surplus in the account of £1,883,547. On page 31 of this report will be found the financial results of the.Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1944, the surplus at that date being £3,571,105. The constitution of the Meat Pool Account has been fully described in previous annual reports. The substantial surpluses which have resulted from each of the three seasons since the Meat Pool Account was established (at the commencement of the 1941-42 season) have been mainly due to the fact that the anticipated loss in eanning ewe mutton has not eventuated. In addition, the credits to the account from increases in prices received from, the United Kingdom Government have been considerably augmented by increases in the prices of tallow and slipe wool. As in the two previous years, the Meat Pool Account has been debited with a proportion of the capital liability on emergency cool stores and cannery plant and buildings. It is expected that at the end of the emergency period these plants and buildings will have some residual value which will be credited to the Meat Pool Account. Following discussions with the Meat-producers' Board in regard to meat schedule prices for the 1944-45 season, the Government informed the Board that all accretions to the Meat Pool Account would continue as in the past, and 110 charges other than those already operative would be made against it, except in agreement with the Meat Board. It was intimated that this arrangement would have to be subject to review in the event of the resources of the Meat Industry Stabilization Account (see page 15) being insufficient to meet charges against the account. The full text of the letter from the Right Hon. the Prime Minister to the Meat .Board on this subject is quoted 011 pages 14 and 15.

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