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DAIRY PRODUCE— continued Purchase and Sale and Revenue Accounts, 1942-43 Season's Dairy-produce purchased up to 31st July, 1943 Crea-nwry Butter, Cheese, and Processed Milk Creamery Processed Creamery Processed Butter. Cheese. Milk. Total. - Butter." Cheese. Milk. Total, p , Dr ..,, 1 £ £ £ C'r. ££ £ £ Purchases on basis net f.o.b. .. .. 14,019,<46 7,400,355 329,286 22,299,387 Sales net f.o.b. to United Kingdom .. 13,902,713 7,971,900 331,464 22,206,077 Gross surpluses carried down .. .. 146,042 833,021 2,178 981,241 To other destinations .. .. .. 12,841 86,926 .. 99,767 Stocks in store awaiting shipment .. .. 750,234 224,550 .. 974,784 £14,665,788 £8,283,376 £331,464 £23,280,628 £14,665,788 £8,283,376 £331,464 £23,280,628 AJ . . £ £ £ £ Administrative and general expenses.. .. 32,665 16,761 741 50,167 £ £ • £ £ Surplus carried down .. .. .. 113,377 816,260 1,437 931,074 Gross surplus brought down .. .. 146,042 833,021 2,178 981,241 £146,042 £833,021 £2,178 £981,241 £146,042 £833,021 £2,178 £981,241 Whey Butter o , ■ £ £ Stocks m store at 31st July, 1942 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,085 Sales of butterfat net f.o.b. to United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 553,364 Purchases of whey butter .. .. .. .. .. .. __ 354,809 Sales of whey butter net f.o.b. to UnitecHKingdom .. .. . .. 14,635 Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 796 Stoeks store ..... 6 806 Surplus carried down .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 115 £574,805 £574,805 Net Revenue Account Payments to daily companies and suppliers in connection with the " change-over" of creamerv Processed WW supply from butter to cheese manufacture and change back to butter-manufacture— £ Butter." Cheese. Mill;. Butter Total. Suppliers' capital costs .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 551 £ £ £ £ * "° StS +"""" •' •' 7 ' 078 Surplus brought down .. .. .. 113,377 816,260 1,437 43,115 974J89 Dairy-faetopr recurring costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,584 Transfer from Internal Marketing Division Government recurring costs Butter Equalization Account .. .. 100,000 .. .. .. 100 000 Cheese-crate stabilization .. .. .. ... .. .. 16,470 . ' Storage, railage, interest, and insurance .. .. .. .. 13^348 Suppliers' costs on change back to supply for butter-manufacture .. .. 291,434 Net surplus carried to Dairy-produce Account .. .. .. .. .. 709, 724 £1,074,189 £213,377 £816,260 £1,437 £43,115 £1,074,189 Dairy-produce Account Dr. £ £ q t Deficit on 1936-37 season's produce .. .. .. .. ..276.850 Surpluses— £ £ Less payment from Consolidated Fund 276,850 1937-38 season's produce 576,724 t-. „.. lno „ ofl ~ — -• 1939-40 season's produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,363 Deficit on 1938-39 season s produce 2,514,889 1940-41 season's produce 151^989 1941-42 season's produce .. .. .. .. .. .. 773,252 1942-43 season's produce purchased up to 31st July, 1943 .. .. 709,724 _, . ' 2,274,052 Balance, being net deficit from commencement of purchase up to 31st July, 1943 .. 240,837* £2,514,889 £2,514,889 costs* f?5ofo<)0? toW D l23o.ooo. mtieS reSpeCt ° f ca P ltal expenditure ineurred in the 1941-42 season " change-over " from buttermaking to cheesemaking, estimated as under : Dairy company capital costs, £80,000; Government capital

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