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MARKETING DEPARTMENT INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION
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(Exclusive of Apple and Pear Accounts) Wellington, i Auckland. Total. I Wellington. Auckland. ' Total. ! ! i l Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 £ I £ | £ I £ £ £ Balances transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 139,842 | 79,256 ; 219,098 J Gross profits and commissions on trading .. .. .. 139,842 79,256 219,098 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944 £ £ £ £ £ £ Salaries, wages, and overtime .. .. .. .. 13,562 11,115 24,677 Gross profit from trading accounts .. .. .. 139,842 79,256 219,098 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 .. 216 Net rents and sundry recoveries .. .. .. .. 2,015 .. 2,015 Audit fees . . .. .. . . . , .. 285 135 420 Cost of administration — Bad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. 27 Honey pools .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,900 1,900 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,480 131 1,611 Butter Equalization Account .. .. .. .. 4,516 .. 4,516 Expenses — Dividends in Combined Distributors, Ltd. .. .. 7,942 .. 7,-942 Marketing Advisory Committees .. .. .. .. 45 .. 45 Vegetable Marketing Conference .. .. .. .. 127 .. 127 Officers travelling overseas .. . . . . .. 614 .. 614 General expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,028 168 1,196 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. .. 322 .. 322 Interest, exchange, and discounts .. .. .. .. 5,931 315 6,246 Light, heat, and power .. . . .. .. .. 51 55 106 Maintenance — ■ Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 33 105 138 Office fittings and machines . . .. .. .. 43 30 73 Plant and machinery .. .. , . .. . . 724 .. 724 Postages, telegrams, telephones .. ., .. .. 3,609 1,728 5,337 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. 565 228 793 Public Service Superannuation Reserve .. .. .. 17 38 55 Rent and rates .. .. .. .. .. 1,376 835 2,211 Travelling and motor expenses .. .. .. .. 2,367 1,174 3,541 Balance, being net profit, carried to Appropriation Account .. 121,893 65,099 186,992 154,315 81,156 235,471 j 154,315 81,156 235,471 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account £ £ £ £ £ £ Transfer of profit to Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 821 821 Balance from last year .. .. .. .. .. 122,398 31,198 153,596 Balances forward to next year .. .. .. .. 245,112 95,476 340,588 Auckland profit transferred .. .. .. .. 821 .. 821 Net profit from Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 121,893 65,099 186,992 245,112 96,297 341,409 245,112 96,297 341,409