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MARKETING DEPARTMENT (INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION)— cmtirmed APPLE AND PEAR SECTION Growers' Pool Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1947 (In accordance with an agreement between the Economic Stabilization Commission and the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Ltd., dated 26th January, 1944) Dr. £ Or, £ Purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 711,418 Balance brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 2,202 Assembly .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,855 Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 825,689 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 113,781 Subsidy .. .. .. .. .. ..144,000 Wharfage .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,434 Orchard labour .. .. .. .. .. ... 6,204 Cool storage .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,740 Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 776 Balance carried down .. ~ .. .. .. 42,091 £978,095 £978,095 Dr. £ Or. £ Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 42,091 Advisory Committee expenses .. .. .. . . 1,253 Audit fees .. .. . . .. .. .. 492 Bank charges and exchange .. . . .. . . 544 Cables, telegrams, and postages .. . . .. .. 651 Printing and stationery . . . . .. .. .. 345 Rent, light, and heat .. . . .. , . 1,387 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,744 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,888 General expenses .. . . . . .. ~ 1,096 Balance (held by Marketing Department) .. .. .. 14,656 £42,091 £42,091 Uneconomic Orchards Subsidy Account Dr. £ Or. £ Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,413 Balance brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 51,275 Balance (held by Marketing Department) .. .. ..56,862 Subsidy .. .. .. .. .. .. ..25,000 £76,275 £76,275 K. B. Longmore, Acting-Director. W. Lawson, Accountant. I certify that the Growers' Pool Account and the Uneconomic Orchards Subsidy Account 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. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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