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MARKETING DEPARTMENT— continued EXPORT DIVISION— continued Meat Industry Account— continued Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1948 Liabilities £ Assets £ Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 741,963 . Sundry debtors .. .. .. •• •• 2,945,265 Meat Industry Stabilization Account .. .. .. 12,646,537 Stocks .. .. .. .. •• 4,592,049 Bobby Calf Stabilization Account .. .. .. 606,989 Investments in Treasury bills and Government stock .. 20,000,000 Meat Pool Account .. .. .. .. .. 12,982,098 Bobby Calf Pool Account .. - .. .. 476,207 Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 83,520 £27,537,314 £27,537,314 L. C. Webb, Director. Gr. C. Jupp, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1948, and supporting accounts in respect of the Meat Industry Account have been 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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