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1943 NEW ZEALAND

MARKETING DEPARTMENT (EXPORT DIVISION) ANNUAL REPORT (SEVENTH) AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY, 1943

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of the Marketing Act, 1936

CONTENTS Accounts — page Balance-sheet .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 34 Dairy-produce .. .. •. • • • • • • • • • • 29, 30 Drugs .. .. • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • 33 Hides .. .. .. • ■ • • • ■ • • • • 33 Meat . . . . . . • • • ■ • • • • • • • • 31,32 Scheelite .. .. .. • • • • • • • • ■ ■ 33 Tallow 32,33 War Office Contracts . . . . . . .. .. • ■ • • 33 Wool .. .. .. ■ • • ■ • ■ • • • • .. 32 Woolly Sheep-skins .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 34 Contracts between United Kingdom ant> New Zealand Governments tor the Fourth Year of War, 1942-43 .. .. .. • • • • • ■ • • • ■ 3 Co-operation op Boards and Organizations with Marketing Department .. .. 28 Economic Stabilization in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 General ~ .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 28 Reports— Dairy-produce — Accounts .. .. .. •• •• •• •• • 13,29,30 Bulk Purchase of 1942-43 Season's Butter and Cheese by United Kingdom Government 6 Butterfat: Manufacture of Dehydrated Butterfat, and Contract with Ministry of Food 11 Completed Financial Operations for the 1941-42 Season .. .. . . .. 6 Costs in Manufacture and Delivery of Butter and Cheese to f.o.b. Overseas Steamers .. 13 Exports : Quantities of Butter and Cheese exported .. .. 10 Grading— Premiums for Quality .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 9 Quantities of Butter and Cheese graded .. .. .. .. 10 Quantities of Butter and Cheese paid for at Differential Prices .. .. 9,10 Guaranteed Prices — 1942-43 Season .. .. .. •• • ■ • • • • • • 7 1943-44 Season .. .. . • •• • ■ •• • • ■■ 8 Payments made by Dairy-factory Companies for Butterfat-supplies .. .. . . 12 Processed Milk .. . • ■ • • • • • • • • • ..12 Production : Increased Production of Butter for Shipment to United Kingdom, and " Change-back " in New Zealand from Cheese-manufacture to Butter-manufacture 11 Publicity in United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. . ■ ■■ 13 Purchases of Butter and Cheese to 31st July, 1943 .. .. .. 13 Hides — Accounts .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • ■ • • 33 Sale of Hides to Australia .. .. .. .. •. • • 24 Report of Hides Committee on Operations for Year ended 31st March, 1943 .. .. 24 Linen FlaxSale, Terms of, to United Kingdom Ministry of Supply .. .. .. 26 Shipments .. .. .. •. .. • • • • • • ~ 26