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In addition to the above, the following commodities were also imported:—

The total imports of all classes of meat, rabbits, poultry, &c., from the various supplying countries are as follows :

ACCOUNTS The following is a summary of the meat accounts printed on pages 48-53 of this report:— (a) Administration and General Expenses Account: (b) Final Purchase and Sale Account of 1945-46 season's killings, showing transfers of £464,630 to the credit of the Meat Pool Account and £887,397 to the credit of the Meat Industry Stabilization Account: (c) Purchase and Sale Account of 1946-47 season's killings up to 31st July, 1947, showing transfers of £1,256,526 to the credit of the Meat Pool Account and £1,886,571 to the credit of the Meat Industry Stabilization Account: (d) Meat Pool Account to 31st July, 1947, showing a surplus at that date of £11,162,172: (e) Meat Industry Stabilization Account to 31st July, 1947, showing a surplus at that date of £7,059,968 : (/) Bobby Calf Pool Account to 31st July, 1947, showing a surplus at that date of £387,896: (g) Bobby Calf Stabilization Account to 31st July, 1947, showing a surplus at that date of £423,684 : (h) Meat Account, which shows a credit balance of £26,919 at the 31st July, 1947,

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— 1938. 1947. Rabbits : Fresh, frozen, and canned 256 576 Poultry : Fresh, chilled, and frozen 441 590 Game : Fresh, chilled, and frozen 30 23 Extracts and essences 66 145 Sausages of all kinds, other than canned 3 22 Poultry and meat pastes, canned sausages, and 10 255 meat pies 806 1,611

From 1638. 1947. 1 Cvvt. Cwt. Eire 808,826 335,399 Australia 4,888,598 4,234,963 New Zealand 5,488,747 (5,974,267 Canada 1,606,724 2,515,515 Other British countries 140,473 101,807 Sweden 255,207 18,257 Iceland 35,210 8,237 Denmark 3,476,298 1,111,845 Poland 556,171 10,036 Netherlands 553,714 19,631 Hungary 188,875 101,959 Yugoslavia 56,361 3,577 United States of America 729,809 1,153,252 Chile 202,685 207,589 Brazil 724,028 186,304 Uruguay 1,122,636 656,988 Argentine Republic 9,644,568 10,016,969 Paraguay 30,092 145,832 Other foreign countries 454,120 260,110 Total .. 30,963,142 28,062,537