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PRIMARY PRODUCTS MARKETING DEPARTMENT. DAIRY-PRODUCE EXPORT DIVISION. Final Statement op the Dairy-produce Purchase and Sale Accounts, 1936-37 Season. Creamery Butter. Dr. £ Or. £ Estimated deficit on 5,992,382 boxes shown in accounts Surplus on realization of produce unsold at 31st July, at 31st July, 1937 .. .. .. .. 561,397 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,083 Actual deficit on sale of 5,992,382 boxes .. .. 384,314 £561,397 £561,397 Whey Butter. Dr. £ Or. £ Estimated deficit on 57,422 boxes shown in accounts at Actual deficit on sale of 57,422 boxes .. .. 5,956 31st July, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 5,707 Deficit on realization of produce unsold at 31st July, 1937 249 £5,956 £5,956 Cheese. Dr. £ Or. £ Actual surplus on sale of 1,213,914 crates .. .. 126,370 Estimated surplus on 1,213,914 crates shown in accounts at 31st July, 1937 .. .. .. .. 18,354 Surplus on realization of produce unsold at 31st July, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,016 £126,370 £126,370 Dairy Industry Account (Income and Expenditure), 1936-37 Season. Dr. £ Cr. £ £ Deficit, Creamery Butter Account .. .. .. 384,314 Surplus, Cheese Account .. .. .. 126,370 Premiums staff annuities (section 15, Finance Act, 1937) 5,380 Less deficit, Whey Butter Account .. 5,956 Payments to manufacturers of special milk products (The Dairy Produce (Special Milk Products) Regula- Surplus, Cheese and Whey Butter Accounts .. .. 120,414 tion 1937) .. .. .. .. .. 2,829 Balance (deficit, 1936-37 season, as at 21st June, 1938) 272,109 £392,523 £392,523 £ Balance (deficit, 1936-37 season, as at 21st June, 1938) 272,109 Balance (actual deficit, 1936-37 season, as at 31st July, £ Interest on balance, 21st June to 31st July, 1938 .. 373 1938) .. .. .. .. .. .. 272,482 £272,482 £272,482 Reconciliation of Balance in Dairy Industry Account. £ £ £ Estimated deficit in published aocounts at 31st July, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 548,750 Less— £ Surplus on realization creamery butter .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,083 Surplus on realization cheese .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 108,016 285,099 263,651 Plus — Deficit on realization whey butter .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 249 Premiums staff annuities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ g 330 Payments to manufacturers of special milk products . . . . .. ~ .. 2,829 8,458 Deficit, Dairy Industry Account, as at 21st June, 1938 .. . . . . .. .. .. 272 109 Plus interest on deficit for period 21st June to 31st July, 1938 .. .. .. . . . . .. 373 Actual deficit, 1936-37 season's produce, as at 31st July, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. . . _ £272 482 Examined and found correct —J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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