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1944 NEW ZEALAND

MARKETING DEPARTMENT (EXPORT DIVISION) ANNUAL REPORT (EIGHTH) AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY, 1944

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 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31, 32 Scheelite .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Tallow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 War Office Contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Wool .. .. .. • • . ■ .. .. .. .. .. 32 Woolly Sheep-skins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Contracts between the United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments for the Fifth Year OF WAR, 1943-44 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Contracts (Long-Term) between United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments for Purchase of Exportable Surpluses of Butter, Cheese, and Meat for Four Years, 1944-48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3, 4 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Reports— Dairy-produce — Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12, 29, 30 Bulk Purchase of 1943-44 Season's Butter and Cheese by United Kingdom Government 5 Completed Financial Operations for the 1942-43 Season . . . . . . 5 Contracts (Long-term) between United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments for the Four Years, 1944-48 . . . . .. . . .. . . 6 Costs Allowances, Dairy-factory and Farm, Payable for the— 1943-44 Season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 1944-45 Season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7, 8 Exports : Quantities of Butter and Cheese exported. .. .. .. 10 Grading® — Premiums for Quality .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Quantities of Butter and Cheese graded . . . . .. . . 10 Quantities of Butter and Cheese purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Guaranteed Prices — 1943-44 Season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1944-45 Season .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Payments made by Dairy-factory Companies for Butterfat-supplies .. .. 11 Processed Milk .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 11 Production of Dairy Products in New Zealand Dairy Factories .. .. 10 Publicity in the United Kingdom . . . . . . .. . . 12 Rationing Emergency Regulations, Effect of, as applied to Butter and Clieese .. 10 Stabilization Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Hides — Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Sale of Hides to Australia .. .. . . .. .. .. 24, 25 Report of.Hides Committee on Operations for Year ended 31st March, 1944 .. 25, 26, 27