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MARKETING DEPARTMENT. INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION. APPLE AND PEAR SECTION. Trading Account, Export, tor the Year ended 31st December, 1940. Dr. £ Cr. £ Purchases .. .. .. .. .. 163,426 Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 438,609 Assembly .. .. .. . . . . 2,360 Freights, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 23,824 Wharfages .. .. .. .. .. 7,842 Cool storage .. .. . . . . .. 7,397 Marine insurance .. .. .. .. .. 14,668 Gross profit .. .. .. . . .. 219,092 £438,609 £438,609 Trading Account, Local. £ £ Purchases .. .. .. .. .. 480,459 Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 479,368 Assembly and distribution .. .. .. 19,346 Gross loss .. .. .. .. .. 190,344 Freights and cartages .. .. .. .. 95,893 Wharfages .. .. .. .. .. 8,633 Cool storage .. .. .. .. .. 65,581 £669,912 £669,912 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1940. Dr. £ Cr. £ Gross loss, local .. .. .. .. .. 190,544 Gross profit, export .. .. .. .. 219,092 Alterations and repairs .. .. «. .. 427 Advertising .. .. .. .. ■ • 9,534 Audit .. .. .. . . .. .. 128 Bank interest and exchange .. .. .. 1,922 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 843 Postages .. . . .. .. .. 676 Telegrams and telephone .. .. .. .. 1,902 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 1,289 Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 7,741 General expenses .. .. .. . . . . 377 Rent and hire equipment, &c. .. .. .. 1,339 Net profit carried down .. .. .. .. 2,370 £219,092 £219,092 £ £ Reserve for income-tax .. .. .. .. 1,420 Net profit brought down .. .. .. .. 2,370 Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. 950 £2,370 £2,370 Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1940. Liabilities £ Assets. £ Reserve Bank .. .. .. .. .. 206,554 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. .. 20 Sundry creditors — £ Sundry debtors— £ Government .. .. .. .. 2,341. Government .. .. .. .. 219,380 Others .. .. .. .. 12,029 Others .. .. .. .. 3,894 14,370 223,274 Reserve for income-tax .. .. .. .. 1,420 Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. 950 £223,294 £223,294 R. P. Eraser, Acting-Director. W. Lawson, Accountant, Apple and Pear Section. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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