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Honey Seals Account, Ist October, 1946, to 30th September, 1947 Dr. £ Or. £ Transfer to Honey Pool Account .. .. .. .. 1,534 Balance brought forward .. .. ~ .. .. 20,940 Balance forward to next year ~ .. .. .. 22,054 Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,648 £23,588 £23,588 Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1947 Liabilities £ Assets £ Creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. 483,583 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,590 Butter Equalization Account .. .. .. .. 064,296 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,125 New Zealand Lemon Pool Account .. .. .. 11,434 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. 4,773 Apple and Pear Pool Account .. .. .. .. 126,596 Plant and machinery, loose tools, furniture, and oilice appliances 51,597 Uneconomic Orchards Account .. .. .. .. 37,544 Investments (Government stock) .. .. .. .. 253,510 Honey Pool Account .. .. .. .. .. 10,317 Shares in Farm Products Co-operative (Wellington), Ltd. .. 3,100 Honey Seals Account .. .. .. .. .. 22,054 Stock in trade . . .. .. .. ... . . 209,695 Provision for honey advertising (London) .. .. .. 15,748 Stock of consumable stores .. .. .. .. 23,780 Surplus in egg-floor pools .. .. .. .. 2,271 Debtors .. .. .. .. .. .. 563,961 Provision for insurance on goods in transit and in cool stores .. 9,500 Balance of Butter Equalization Account (recoverable) .. 14,820 Provision for writings off .. .. .. .. 156 Cash at bank and in hand .. .. .. .. 112,327 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. .. .. 113,065 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 156 £1,383,499 £1,383,499 As the apple and pear season closes on the 31st December, the Growers' Pool Account is submitted separately. K. B. Long more, Acting-Director. G. C. Jupp, Accountant. I certify that the Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account, and Appropriation Account, the Butter Equalization Account, the Honey Section Local and Export Pool Account, the New Zealand Lemon Pool Account, and the Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—J. P. Kutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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