CO129-629-4 Commerce and Industry Department- supplies branch. Includes a statement of accounts for May 1946-March 1950-... 1-11-1951 - 31-1-1952 — Page 66

Gross Weicht

Picus

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG

RICE SECTION Rice

PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT for the YEAR ended 31st MARCH 1949

HK$

Gross Weight Piculs

SCHEDULE VIII

63

HK$

Stocks at 1st April

1948

Sales

1,266,531.52 $ 65,993,703 | 05|

Purchases

Incidental Expenses

Balance, being Profit

949,341.54

1,556,610.84

38,684,161 92

68,291,147 61

1,904,650

Less:

Commission

and Allowances

Proceeds of Sales of

Gunnies

2.510,828 60 63,482,874 45

498,613 60

for the year

7,417,391 43

Stocks at 31st March

1949

In Hand

1,138,957.27

49,985,489 14

On Loan to Shanghai

Tare and Losses

66,582.12

33,881.47

2,330,374 20

-

2,505,952.38

116,297,351 39

2,505,952.38

116,297,351: 39

Share of Vote Head Expenditure

Balance, being Net Profit for

the year

RICE SECTION

SUMMARY

483,828 72

Profit on Rice Trading

7,417,391 43

Profit on Flour Trading

1,794,400 01

10,301,3

,361 94

Profit on Sugar Trading

1,573,399 22

$ 10,785,190 64

10,785,190 66