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APPLE AND PEAR AND VEGETABLE SECTION

Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1943 (Apple and Pear and Vegetable Section) Liabilities £ Assets £ Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 59,845 Cash in hand .. .. .. ~ 20 Reserve for writing off .. .. .. I Cash at banks .. .. .. .. 1,120 Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. .. 675,109 Stock: Paper bags .. .. .. 25,045 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 42,960 Losses in Suspense .. .. .. 1 £ Appropriation : Balance, 1942 .. 588,222 Add net loss, 1943 : Apples and pears 78,891 Paper bags and fruit-wraps .. 2,626 669,739 Less net profit, 1943 : Vegetables .. 3,930 665,809 £734,955 £734,955 R. P. Fraser, Director. W. Lawson, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the value of stocks of paper bags being as stated by the Internal Marketing Division. —Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Apples Paper Bags Apples Pa P er ® 8 S 8 and Vegetables. Total. and Vegetables. J™! Total. Pears. 11U11 ' ppnrq rruitwraps. ears - wra p S . Trading Account foe the Year ended 31st December, 1943 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Purchases .. .. 071,186 10,299 29,880 711,365 Sales .. .. 898,001 14,948 12,082 925,631 Purchases for dehydration 1,110 .. .. 1,110 Sales, Dehydrated .. 2,357 .. 2,357 Factory costs .. .. 1,617 .. .. 1,617 Claims .. .. .. .. 114 114 Assembly .. .. 35,497 385 .. 35,882 Stock on hand .. .. .. 25,045 25,045 Freight and cartage .. 155,333 50 1,810 157,193 Wharfage .. .. 11,990 .. 125 12,115 Cool storage and storage 76,509 15 420 76,944 Bepacking and sorting . . 993 .. .. 993 Supervision .. .. 311 .. .. 311 Duty .. .. .. .. 7,477 7,477 Insurance .. .. .. .. 187 187 Gross profit .. .. .. 4,199 .. 4,199 Gross loss .. .. 54,188 .. 2,058 56,246 954,546 14,948 39,899 1,009,393 954,546 14,948 39,899 1,009,393 Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1943 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Gross loss .. .. 54,188 .. 2,058 56,246 Gross profit .. .. .. 4,199 .. 4,199 Advertising .. .. 124 70 515 709 Alterations and repairs . . 269 .. . . 269 Audit .. .. 165 .. .. 165 Bad debts .. .. 1 .. ,. I Bank interest and exchange 8,906 .. .. 8,906 Printing and stationery .. 169 .. .. 169 Postages and telegrams .. 1,130 25 .. 1,155 Travelling-expenses .. 1,643 133 51 1,827 Transfer and removal 128 .. .. 128 expenses Salaries .. .. 11,202 30 .. 11,232 Office rent and hire of 636 .. .. 636 equipment General expenses .. 330 11 2 343 Net profit .. .. .. 3,930 .. 3,930 Net loss .. .. 78,891 .. 2,626 81,517 78,891 4,199 2,620 85,716 78,891 4,199 2,020 85,710 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account as at 31st December, 1943 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Balance from last year .. 588,222 .. .. 588,222 Net profit from Profit .. 3,930 .. 3,930 Net loss from Profit and 78,891 .. 2,026 81,517 and Loss Account Loss Account Balances forward to next .. 3,930 .. 3,930 Balances forward to next 667,113 .. 2,626 669,739 year year — 667,113 3,930 2,626 673,669 " 667,113 3,930 2,620 073,669