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MEAT. Administration and General Expenses Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1941. Dr. £ Or. Salaries .. .... 5,067 Allocations of net expenses to Purchase and Sale Office rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephones and sundry Accounts— £ expenses .. .. .. .. .. 671 1939-40 season's killings .. .. .. ..15,028 Postages, cables, and printing and stationery .. .. 1,264 1940-41 season's killings .. .. .. .. 35,332 Travelling-expenses ... .. .. .. 47 Shipping inspection and refrigeration supervision .. 1,100 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. 636 Depreciation (office and departmental equipment) .. 73 Marketing and experimental expenses .. .. 59 Cost of remittances to freezing companies and others .. 4,452 Interest on overdraft at Reserve Bank .. .. 6,971 Payment to New Zealand Meat-producers' Board .. 30,000 Subsidy, Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. 20 £50,360 £50,360 Final Purchase and Sale and Revenue Accounts, 1939-40 Season's Killings. Dr. Or. Purchases after 31st July, 1940— £ £ Sales after 31st July, 1940— £ Lamb .. .. .. .. 2,086,816 Lamb .. .. .. .. .. 2,097,874 Mutton .. .. .. .. 859,212 Mutton .. .. .. .. .. 867,148 Beef and veal .. .. 1,440,402 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 1,448,493 Pork .. .. .. .. 319,609 Pork .. .. .. .. .. 321,149 Offals .. .. .. .. 167,065 Offals .. .. .. .. .. 168,688 Tinned meat .. .. .. 23,300 Tinned meat .. .. .. .. .. 23,417 4,896,404 Gross surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1940, carried down .. .. .. .. .. 30,365 £4,926,769 £4,926,769 £ £ Administration and general expenses .. .. 15,028 Gross surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1940, Net surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1940, carried brought down .. .. .. .. .. 30,365 down .. .. .. .. .. •• 15,337 £30,365 £30,365 Final net surplus on purchase of 1939-40 season's killings Net surplus on transactions after 31st July, 1940, brought carried to Meat Account .. .. .. .. 74,748 down .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,337 Net surpluß on transactions up to 31st July, 1940 (as shown in accounts for year ended 31st July, 1940) .. 59,411 £74,748 £74,748 Purchase and Sale and Revenue Accounts, 1940-41, Season's Killings purchased up to 31st, July 1941. Dr. Or. Purchases— £ Sales — £ Lamb .. .. .. .. .. 7,701,144 Lamb .. .. .. .. .. 7,738,186 Mutton .. .. .. .. .. 448,010 Mutton .. .. .. .. .. 451,502 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 956,236 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 962,621 Pork .. .. .. .. .. 1,476,415 Pork .. .. .. .. .. 1,484,297 Offals .. .. .. 676,138 Offals .. .. .. .. .. 683,810 Tinned meat .. .. .. 77,917 Tinned meat .. .. .. .. 75,263 Beef for canning .. .. .. 176,179 Beef for canning .. .. .. .. 145,577 11,512,039 Gross surplus carried down ... .. .. 29,217 £11,541,256 £11,541,256 £ £ Administration and general expenses .. .. .. 35,332 Gross surplus brought down .. .. .. 29,217 Deficit on 1940-41 season's killings purchased up to 31st July, 194.1, carried to Meat Account .. .. 6,115 £35,332 £35,332

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