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MARKETING DEPARTMENT— continued Meat Industry Account— continued Purchase and Sale Account, 1948-49 Season's Killings up to 30th September, 1949 Dr. Gr. Purchases, Ist October, 1948, to 30th September, Sales : Shipments to United Kingdom up to 1949— £ 30th September, 1949— £ £ Lamb .. .. .. .. .. 18,160,432 Lamb .. .. .. .. .. 16,212,962 Wether mutton .. .. .. .. 832,432 Wether mutton .. .. .. .. 583,896 Ewe mutton .. .. .. .. 2,619,984 Ewe mutton .. .. .. .. 2,052,337 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 1,991,312 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 1,424,590 Boner bull beef .. .. .. .. 260,846 Boner bull beef .. .. .. .. 219,482 Boner cow beef .. .. .. .. 464, 354 Boner cow beef .. .. . . . . 289, 926 Pig meat .. .. .. .. 1,069,040 Pig meat .. .. .. .. 746,691 Offals .. .. .. .. .. 863,902 Offals .. .. .. .. .. 962,728 26,262,302 Preserved .. .. .. .. 414,281 Preserved meat-— 22,906, 893 Stock transferred from 1947-48 Purchase Stock on hand and loadings not departed at 30fch September, and Sale Account .. .. .. 68,669 1949 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,046,258 Purchases .. .. .. .. 418,388 487,057 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. 3,716 Payment to New Zealand Meat-producers Board in lieu of levy for twelve months ended 30th September, 1949 (section 42 (3), Statutes Amendment Act, 1947) .. 88,056 Transfer to Meat Industry Stabilization Account .. 112,020 £26, 953 jl5l £26,953,151

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