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Equalization Account, helping to compensate for the loss which it sustains through lower local consumption. During the year, Great Britain has required all butter available, first-grade and second-grade creamery and whey, and local whey butter sales accordingly show a decrease of approximately 400,0001b. through pastrycooks and manufacturers, who are the large users of whey butter, having their purchases limited. In summary, the loss in differentials due to rationing has been more than compensated by the saving in freight and storage and by the collection "of differentials on butter for the Pacific area, leaving a balance at the end of the financial year slightly greater than the accumulation for the previous year.

Butter Sales, 1944-45 (Lb.)

Dry Butterfat During the year the dry-butterfat plant was not required to process any butter for Great Britain, since the United Kingdom could take all the available butters of all classes and grades. The plant, however, has been used to some extent, particularly in recovering butterfat from parchment stripped from bulk butter at the tinning plant and at Auckland and Wellington patting plants. In addition, it processed dairy butter, some quantities of under-grade butter unsuitable for export, and some butter returned from Pacific islands which had deteriorated. The whole of the resulting dry butterfat has been sold, turning to profit what would otherwise have been complete loss. Patting Plants The patting plants at Wellington and Auckland have operated to full capacity, the Auckland plant running up to two and three shifts at times. Staffing proved difficult, but the Division has managed to supply all civilian and military requirements. The patting machinery, running as it has for long periods at high pressure, has needed considerable attention and overhaul, and will probably have to be replaced as soon as new machinery is available. Naturally, machines running up to twenty-four hours a day wear out much faster than when they run only one or two days a week.

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Creamery. Whey: To ManuMonth. To New Zealand Public. To U.S.J.P.B. facturers and to Factory Suppliers. 1944 April May June July.. August September October November December 1945 January February March 4,082,527 4,631,002 4,132,384 4,214,818 4,598,899 4,261,018 4,562,950 4,242,198 4,351,492 4,137,276 4,064,089 4,355,127 2,246,952 3,091,348 958,666 436,460 936,090 1,076,998 2,373,052 3,083,442 1,400,866 2,475,946 2,582,666 2,532,810 48,245 59,979 31,343 38,990 43,706 41,897 56,455 51,307 .45,378 40,248 46,581 45,969 51,633,780 23,195,296 550,098