Handgeschreven memo of ambtelijke notitie. 1 oktober 1939. Rep. 1 October 1939.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               _To make out memo’s over te leggen) The stempel. Het document dateert van oktober 1939, een periode waarin de economische regulering aan de vooravond van de Tweede Wereldoorlog steeds strakker werd, ook al was Nederland op dat moment nog neutraal. De fruitsector was in die tijd een belangrijke economische factor, met name in regio’s zoals de Betuwe (Tiel/Geldermalsen). De aanwezigheid van de term 'Grondbelasting' bovenaan suggereert dat de notitie mogelijk afkomstig is van een gemeentelijke belastingafdeling of de afdeling financiën die de pacht of contracten beheerde voor gebouwen op gemeentegrond. Het verbod op de verkoop van buitenlands fruit (punt 4) diende waarschijnlijk ter bescherming van de lokale fruittelers. Het document illustreert de verschuiving in administratieve lasten: van een controle op de omzet (punt 6) naar een meer gestroomlijnde afrekening. Het archiefnummer 59/5 in de stempel suggereert dat dit document deel uitmaakte van een groter dossier over de veilingzaken in dat jaar.