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TALLOW—continued Revenue Account for the Year ended 3Lst- July, 1943 Dr. £ Or. £ Salaries .. .. .. ■■ •• •• 1,000 Allowance for administration and handling .. • • 11,127 Office rent, maintenance, cleaning, telephones, and Interest .. .. .. • • • • • • 945 sundry expenses .. .. • ■ • • • • 230 Postage, cables, printing, and stationery .. .. 481 Travelling-expenses.. .. .. . • • • 58 Audit fees.. .. .. • • ■ • ■ • 75 Cost of remittances to manufacturers and others .. 571 Net surplus .. .. .. . • • • 9 > "57 £12,072 Tallow Account Dr. £ Or. £ Transferred to War Expenses Account .. .. 8,488 Net surplus, year ended 31st July, 1942 .. .. 8,488 Balance as at 31st July, 1943 .. .. • • 9,657 Net surplus, year ended 31st July, 1943 .. . J,b.-»7 £18,145 £'8.145 SCHEELITE Purchase and Sale Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 Dr. £ CV. £ Purchases.. .. .. •• •• 42,470 Sales .. .. •• •• •• •• 43,559 Cost of administration . . .. . • ■ • 1 > 089 £43,559 £43,559 WAR OFFICE CONTRACTS Purchase and Sale Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 Dr. £ Or. £ Purchases ' .. •• •• 2,102,490 Sales.. .. •• •• •• •• 2,104,578 Gross surplus carried down .. . • ■ • 2,088 £2,104,578 £2,104,578 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 D r £ Or. £ Salaries . . .. •• •• •• •• 250 Gross surplus brought down .. .. .. .. 2,088 Postages, cables, printing, and stationery .. .. 714 Interest .. .. .. •• 3,982 Telephones, rents, sundry expenses . . .. • • 132 Cost of remittances to manufacturers and others .. 34 Net surplus.. .. • • ■ • • • . • 4,940 £6,070 £6,070 HIDES Purchase and Sale Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 D r £ Or. £ Purchases at market prices for sale to Australian Hide ■ Sales to Australian Hide Board at New Zealand standard t, i ~ .. 235,514 domestic values .. •• •• 184,943 Balanoe carried down .. .. .. •• 50,571 , £235,514 £235,514 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 ' £ Or. £ Balance brought down 50,571 Deficit for year ended 31st July. 1943 .. .. 51, 441 Salaries .. . • • • • ■ ■ • • ■ I®® Postages, cables, printing, and stationery . . .. -- Traveiling-expenses .. • • • • • ■ 19 Telephones, rents, and sundry expenses . . • ■ 65 Interest on overdraft at Reserve Bank . • ■ • 516 Cost of remittances to brokers .. • • • • 98 £51,441 DRUGS Purchase and Sale Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 Dr £ ® r ' Purchases 8,294 Sales 8,272 Balanoe earned down .. • • • • • • ■" £8,294 £8,294 Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st July, 1943 Or £ Cr • £ Balance brought down -'2 Deficit for year ended 31st July, 1943 .. .. 127 F.o.b. charges .. ■ • • • •• • • 81 Marketing expenses .. .. • • ■ • ■ • Interest .. • • • • • • ■• •• £127 £127

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