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Accountant's Office, Wellington, 2nd November, 1898. Memorandum for Mr. Ronayne, in re stores sold to Public Works Department. The £24,182 Is. Id., shown on previous return as the amount recovered from sale of stores to the Public Works Department, represents the amount credited for same in the Treasury books for year ended the 31st March, 1898. The attached return, which gives £23,807 2s. 2d., represents the actual sales made to the Public Works Department during the same year. The difference, £374 18s. lid., is, therefore, the balance of stores sold in preceding year and paid for in year 1897-98. A. C. Fife. For the information of the Public Accounts Committee. 2nd November, 1898. T. Ronayne.

Stores sold to Additions to Open Lines by the Railways, Year ended 31st March, 1898.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B.

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Dr. hr. Date of Sale. Material Bold. Amount. Date whon Voucher was sent forward to Treasury. Treasury Vouoher No. Amount. 1897. May 1 „ 29 June 26 July 24 Aug. 21 Sept. 18 Stores it it ii it 56 0 9 June 18 186 3 3 July 17 96 9 11 „ 31 349 13 4 Aug. 30 825 0 6 Sept. 23 ... 1,089 4 2 Oct. 23 1898. £ s. d. 56 0 9 186 3 3 96 9 11 349 13 4 825 0 6 1,089 4 2 1897. June 18 July 17 31 Aug. 30 Sept. 23 Oct. 23 1898. Jan. 21 21 „ 21 12369 17819 22325 29140 35359 41303 £ S. a. 56 0 9 186 3 3 96 9 11 349 13 4 825 0 6 1,089 4 2 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 11 1898. ii it JLOUO. ... 1,085 4 2 Jan. 21 ... 1,697 14 5 „ 21 ... 2,650 4 6 „ 21 1,085 4 2 1,697 14 5 2,650 4 6 54734 54734 59732 1,085 4 2 1,697 14 5 2,650 4 6 Jan. 8 8 Feb. 5 Mar. 5 5 It it it n ... 3,183 01 6 Feb. 17 ... 13,908 7 9 Jan. 21 ... 6,632 6 3 Mar. 7 ... 4,133 9 6 „ 23 ... 15 000 0 0 „ 5 3,183 0" 6 13,908 7 9 6,632 6 3 4,133 9 6 15 000 0 0 Feb. 17 Jan. 21 Mar. 7 „ 23 „ 5 66119 59733 69524 74328 69381 3,183 0 6 13,908 7 9 6,632 6 3 4,133 9 6 15,000 0 0 Apl., '97Mar.,'98 Ditto ... Stores 50,892 19 0 ... 4,708 14 7 Wshops, 50,892 19 0 4,708 14 7 W shops, Newmarket 50,892 19 0 4,708 14 7 It ••' a a a 0 9 6 ... 3,613 17 11 ... 3,773 7 3 ... 9,371 17 11 ... 12,765 13 6 £85,126 19 8 0 9 6 3,613 17 11 3,773 7 3 9,371 17 11 12,765 13 6 it n Napier East Town Petone Addington Hillside 0 9 6 3,613 17 11 3,773 7 3 9,371 17 11 12,765 13 6 it It ••* a II • • • n £85,126 19 8 £85,126 19 8 Total as above Add Stores paid for during year IS preceding year 897-98, but supplied in 85,126 19 8 3,630 19 8 Total as per previous statement £88,757 19 4