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11. PROCEEDS OF REALIZATION The total cash receipts up to the 31st March amounted to £31,251,122. The following tables show the analyses of this figure by (a) periods, (b) commodities : (a) Periods £ Up to 31st March, 1945 .. .. .. .. 3,478,043 Ist April, 1945, to 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. 11,269,753 Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. 11,071,365 Ist April, 1947, to 31st March, 1948 .. .. .. 5,431,361 Total .. .. .. .. £31,251,122

(b) Commodities

It will be noted from tables (a) and (b) above that the revenue for the year ended 31st March, 1948, is very much less than for each of the two preceding years. While some commodities show an increase in revenue others have dropped substantially—e.g., M.T. vehicles and parts, tanks and armoured vehicles, and foodstuffs—surpluses of those commodities having been reduced to very small proportions. It is estimated that the revenue for the ensuing period will not exceed £2,000,000.

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Commodities. Up to 31st March, 1945. 1st April, 1945, to 31st March, 1946. 1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947. 1st April, 1947, to 31st March, 1948. Total. £ £ £ £ £ Aircraft and spares 98 2,650 52,336 122,171 177,255 Ammunition 59,468 4,322,502 58,730 15,669 4,456,369 Artillery and small-arms 2,826 777,950 222,090 130,974 1,133.840 Buildings and land 206,932 1,304,759 1,091,164 1,938,058 4,540,913 Building-materials 48,312 275,820 332,681 169,739 826,552 Camp and kitchen equipment 3,891 63,202 56,580 80,479 204,152 Chemicals and paints 2,377 7,170 88,134 42,434 140,115 Cordage, tents, canvas 11,705 32,354 79,336 81,081 204,476 Drugs 9,523 66,623 47,879 23,983 148,008 Electrical and radio stores .. 1,097 242,931 1,105,071 300,998 1,650,097 Foodstuffs 144,162 148,482 3,586,046 29.499 3,908,189 Furniture and office equipment 11,987 132,880 191,293 79,016 415,176 Machinery 12,048 290,321 856,198 403,375 1,561,942 Metals 11,339 171,501 346,254 220,469 749,563 M.T. vehicles and parts 2,862,621 1,255,033 1,401,518 562,810 6,081,982 Petroleum products 991 9,920 203,815 18,186 232,912 Photo equipment and musical 1,018 5,108 2,413 8,539 instruments Plant, heating, and lighting .. 2,397 42,900 27,749 34,689 107,735 Rent and hire charges ■) • 44,600 50,256 76,013 170,869 Ships 15,893 76,918 199,076 121,142 413,029 Tanks and armoured vehicles 15,981 330,000 50 346,031 Textiles and clothing 1.5,722 1,851,716 461,397 562,792 2,891,627 Tools, &c. 336 32,124 39,031 114,243 185,734 Miscellaneous 54,918 100,398 149,433 122,928 427,677 On account United Kingdom 90,190 ! 169,972 260,162 Government Reparations equipment 8,178 8,178 Total 3,478,643 11,269,753 11,071,365 5,431,361 31,251,122