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MEAT—continued. Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1942. Dr. £ £ Or. £ Loss on ewe mutton for canning .. .. 87,900 Surplus on 1941-42 season's killings shipped up to 31st Loss on bull beef .. .. .. 2,635 July, 1942 .. .. .. .. .. 974,881 Loss on dehydrated meat .. .. .. 2,787 Profit on canning beef killed during the period Ist 93,322 October, 1941, to 17th January, 1942 .. .. 9,727 Interest on frozen and preserved meat .. 13,770 Surplus on tallow sales .. .. .. .. 125,520 Insurance on frozen and preserved meat .. 4,687 Storage on frozen and preserved meat .. 8,081 Railage and sundry expenses .. .. 3,201 30,339 Amount written off capital cost of emergency cool stores, canning plant and buildings, being one-third of estimated cost (£575,000) .. .. .. 191,666 315,327 Balance, being surplus to 31st July, 1942 .. .. 794,801 £1,110,128 £1,110,128 Meat Account. Dr. £ Gr. £ Payment to War Expenses Account .. .. 68,633 Balance as per accounts for year ending 31st July, 1.941 68,633 Balance as at 31st July, 1942 .. .. .. 150,599 Surplus on 1940—41 season's killings purchased after 31st July, 1941 .. .. .. .. 127,203 Surplus on allowance for administration and general expenses on 1941-42 season's killings shipped up to 31st July, 1942 .. .. .. .. 23,396 £219,232 £219,232 WOOL. Purchase and Sale Account for the Wool Year ended 30th June, 1942. n- Greasy Slipe T t , n r Greasy Slipe T t , Ur - Wool. Wool. Jotal ' ■ • Wool. Wool. ■ Lotai ' Purchases— £ £ £ Sales— £ £ £ Appraisal value .. 14,284,045 3,611,981 17,896,026 To United Kingdom Pinal payment .. 209,251 62,215 271,466 Wool Control .. 13,549,159 3,657,691 17,206,850 To New Zoaland Mills 944,137 16,505 960,642 £14,493,296 £3,674,196 £18,167,492 £14,493,296 £3,674,196 £18,167,492 Charges, Expenses, and Administration Account for the Wool Year ended 30th June, 1942. Dr. £ Gr. £ Brokers' charges .. .. .. .. 739,454 Allowance in sale-price for charges and expenses and Appraisal costs .. .. .. .. .. 77,292 recoveries, including amount of wool levy .. 1,309,375 Wool levy paid on behalf of growers .. .. 23,965 Special allowance by United Kingdom towards cost of Charges and expenses to f.o.b. .. .. .. 227,180 abnormal storage and insurance .. .. 119,344 Scouring charges .. .. .. .. 265,373 1,333,264 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 95,455 £1,428,719 £1,428,719 £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 6,246 Balanoe brought down .. .. .. .. 95,455 Offioe rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephone, and Interest .. .. .. .. .. 7,526 sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 1,136 Postages, cables, printing, and stationery .. .. 3,906 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 160 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. 220 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 87 Cost of remittances to brokers and others .. .. 2,447 Subsidy, Public Servioe Superannuation Fund 42 14,244 Net surplus for year .. .. .. .. 88,737 £102,981 £102,981 Wool Account. £ £ Transferred to War Expenses Account .. .. 115,987 Balanco at 30th June, 1941 .. .. .. 115,987 Balance as at 31st July, 1942 .. .. .. 133,607 Special allowance by United Kingdom towards cost of abnormal storage and insurance in previous seasons 44,870 Net surplus for 1941-42 season .. .. .. 88,737 £249,594 £249,594

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