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MARKETING DEPARTMENT— continued INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION— continued Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1946 Liabilities £ Assets £ Creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,384,697 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,590 Reserve for Public Service Superannuation subsidy . . .. 80 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,104 Reserve for insurance on goods in transit and in cool stores .. 9,500 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,378 Reserve for honey advertising (London) .. .. .. 15,748 Plant and machinery, loose tools, furniture, and office appliances 22,629 Reserve for taxation .. .. .. ... .. 52,298 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 253,510 Reserve for writings off .. .. .. .. .. 117 Shares in Farm Products Co-operative (Wellington), Ltd. .. 3,100 Honey Pool Account .. .. .. .. .. 8,481 Stock in trade .. .. .. .. .. .. 166,209 Honey Seals Account .. .. .. .. .. 20,940 Stock of consumable stores .. .. .. .. 36,929 Egg Pool Account .. .. .. . . . . 1,996 Debtors .. .. .. . . . . . . 441, 987 Apple and Pear Pool Account .. .. .. .. 106,440 Cash at bank and in hand .. .. .. .. 1,304,863 Uneconomic Orchards Account .. .. .. .. 27,276 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. .. 2,864 Butter Equalization Account .. .. .. .. 664,296 Losses in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 117 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. .. .. 20,589 £2,291,869 £2,291,869 R. P. Fraser, Director. 6. C. Jupp, Accountant. I certify that the Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account and Appropriation Account, the Butter Equalization Account, the Honey Section Local and Export Pool Account, and the Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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