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MEAT Administration and General Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1944 Dr. £ Or. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,607 Allowance for administration on sales of 1942-43 season's Olßee rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephones, and sundry meat after 31st July, 1943 .. .. .. 42,032 expenses .. .. .. .. . . 878 Allowance for administration on sales of .1943 season^ Postages, cables, printing, and stationery .. .. 1,164 meat up to 31st July, 1944 .. .. . 43,130' Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 08 Allowance for administration on sales of bobby veal .. 1,346 Shipping inspection and refrigeration supervision . . 1,500 Audit fees .. . . .. .. .. 231 Depreciation (office and departmental equipment) .. 96 Kxchange on remittances .. .. .. . . 4,849 Payment to— New Zealand Meat-producers Board .. .. 30,000 Pig Allocation Committees .. .. .. 1,000 Subsidy, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. 31 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. .. 166 Balance, to Meat Account .. .. .. .. 38,918 £86,508 £86,508 Final Purchase and Sale Account, 1942-43 Season's Killings Dr. £ £ Sales — Purchases— Shipment to United Kingdom after Lamb .. .. .. .. 5,243,408 31st July, 1943— £ £ Wether mutton .. .. .. 549,531 Lamb . .. .. .. 5,382,403 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 388,141 Wether mutton .. .. .. 406,832 Beef and veal .. .. .. 511,965 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 354,384 Boner bull beef .. .. .. 105,561 Beef and veal .. .. .. 166,889 Boner cow beef .. .. .. 231,319 Boner bull beef .. .. .. 14,209 Pig-meat .. .. .. 320,039 Boner cow beef .. .. .. 10,062 Offals .. .. .. .. 178,646 Pig-meats .. .. .. 17,898 7,528,610 Offals .. .. .. .. 154,452 Allowance for administrative and general expenses y 507 12;) (| per cent. 011 sales, £8,406,305) carried to Ad- Local deliveries (including for United ministrative and Goncral Expenses Account .. 42,032 States Armed Forces—— Transfer to Meat Industry Stabilization Account Lamb .. .. .. .. 338,397 (being proceeds of increases in sale-prices of Wether mutton .. .. 201 ,'5ll meat after 15th December, 1942) .. .. 106,139 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 147,010 Surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1943, Beef and veal .. .. .. 529*315 carried to Meat Pool Account .. .. 729,524 Boner bull beef .. .. .. 96,841 Boner cow beef .. .. .. 227,107 Pig-meat .. .. .. 316,149 Offals .. .. .. .. 42,846 1,899,176 £8,406,305 £8,406,305 Purchase and Sale Account, 1943-44 Season's Killings up to 31st July, 1944 Dr. i Or. Purchases, Ist October, 1943, to 31st July, Sales— 1944— £ £ Shipments to United Kingdom to 31st Lamb .. .. .. .. 11,279,187 July, 1944— £ £ Wether mutton .. .. .. 688,587 Lamb .. .. .. .. 4,948,840 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 1,405,160 Wether mutton .. .. .. '229'310 Beef and veal .. .. .. 1,400,220 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 701,479 Boner bull beef .. .. .. 119,927 Beef and veal .. .. .. 67,212 Boner cow beef .. .. .. 415,940 Offals .. .. .. 241,603 Pig-meat .. .. .. .. 1,421,279 Preserved .. .. .. 781,067 Offal? .. .. .. .. 634,651 6,969,511 Preserved .. .. .. 1,983,611 Local deliveries (including for United 19,348,562 States Armed Forces) — Allowance for administrative and general expenses Lamb .. .. .. .. 460,769 (f per cent, on sales, £11,501,434) carried to Ad- Wether mutton .. .. .. 88^821 ministrative and General Expenses Account .. 43,130 Ewe mutton .. .. .. 983 Transfer to Meat Industry Stabilization Account Beef and veal .. .. .. 786,006 (being proceeds of increases in sale-prices of meat Boner bull beef .. .. .. 33,085 after 15th December, 1942) .. 640,188 Boner cow beef .. .. .. 330\338 Surplus on transactions up to 31st July, 1944, Pig-meat .. .. .. 919,391 carried to Meat Pool Account .. .. 842,091 Offals .. .. .. .. 236^282 Preserved .. .. .. 1,676,248 4,531,923 Stocks on hand (including loadings not departed, 31st July, 1944) .. .. .. .. 9,372,537 £20,873,971 £20,873,971 Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1944 Dr. £ £ Gr. £ Interest .. .. .. .. .. 13,456 Balance at 31st July, 1943 .. .. .. 1,883,547 Insurance on frozen and preserved meat .. 9,776 Surplus on 1942-43 season's killings sold after 31st July, Storage on frozen and preserved meat .. 38,542 1943 .. . . . . .. . . 720 524 48, 318 Surplus on 1943-44 season's killings sold after 31st July, Railage and sundry expenses .. .. 162,957 1944 .. .. .. .. .. 842 091 Less f.o.b. charges not inourred .. .. 92,190 Surplus 011 tallow sales .. .. .. 297,'392 70,767 Surplus on slipe wool .. .. .. .. 142,758 Amount written off capital cost of emergency cool stores, canning plant, and buildings .. .. 191,666 Balance, being surplus to 31st July, 1944 .. .. 3,571,105 £3,895,312 £^,895^312 Note. —On page 16 reference is made to the accretions to, and charges against, the Meat Pool Account.

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