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The Marketing Department was asked to act as agent for the War Assets Realization Board and make the necessary arrangements with the United Kingdom Ministry of Food to ship the surplus United States Joint Purchasing Board stocks according to instructions received from the Ministry. Details of the surplus stocks, which should be deducted from the table given above to arrive at the net quantity taken for supply to the United States Forces, are as follows: Tons. Lamb .. .. ..' .. 551 Mutton .. .. .. .. 170 Beef and veal .. .. .. 1,460 Pork .. .. .. .. 367 Offal .. .. .. .. 369 Preserved .. .. .. .. 7,124 Total .. .. .. 10,041 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Marketing Department wishes to record its appreciation of the continued cooperation extended by the Overseas Shipowners Allotment Committee, the United States Joint Purchasing Board, the freezing companies, meat canners and exporters, the New Zealand Meat-producers Board, and the various Government Departments with which the Marketing Department has been 'associated throughout the year. ACCOUNTS The following is a summary of the meat accounts printed on pages 46-51 of this report. (a) Administration and General Expenses Account. (b) Final Purchase and Sale Account of 1944-45 season's killings showing transfers of £668,768 to the credit of the Meat Pool Account and £850,125 to the credit of the Meat Industry Stabilization Account. (c) Purchase and Sale Account, 1945-46 season's killings up to 31st July, 1946, showing transfers of £1,342,026 to the credit of the Meat Pool Account and £1,416,287 to the credit of the Meat Industry Stabilization Account. (d) Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1946, showing a surplus at that date of £8,931,174. (e) Meat Industry Stabilization Account to 31st July, 1946, showing a surplus at that date of £3,270,754. (/) Bobby Calf Pool Account to 31st July, 1946, showing a surplus at that date of £292,566. (a) Bobbv Calf Stabilization Account to 31st July, 1946, showing a surplus at that date of £145,898. (h) Meat Account, which shows a credit balance of £33,073 at the 31st July, 1946. WOOL BULK PURCHASE OF WOOL BY THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT As referred to on page 3, the United Kingdom Government's contracts for the purchase of wool ceased with the sales of the 1944-45 season's clip. During the 1945-46 season the United Kingdom became responsible for the purchase of the clip on the same 2—H 30

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