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RETURN No. 2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1900.

Db. Ce. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Payments outstanding on 31st March, 1899, brought forward ... ... 66,169 16 11 To Balance brought forward :— Outstanding accounts at ist April, 1899, — Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. ... 10,464 17 1 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 1,33! 9 ° 11,796 6 1 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 ... ... ... ... 1.052,357 16 9 Stock of stores on hand at ist April, 1899 109,934 IS 3 Recoveries to credit of Vote 61, — * Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. ... 130,927 13 4 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 31,278 10 3 Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 24,627 1 7 186,833 5 2 Payments per Treasury to 31st March, 1900, Vote 61* ... 1,226,100 1 II Payments per Treasury to 31st March, 1900, Unauthorised 145 o o : 1,226,245 1 11 Deposit Account —Permanent-way material 25,000 o o Deposit Account, — Cash with Agent-General ... ... ... ... 7,266 9 4 Cash in Treasury ... ... ... ... ... 17,733 10 8 25,000 o o Payments outstanding on 31st March, 1900, carried forward 74,911 6 6 Balance :— Outstanding accounts at 31st March, 1900, — Other Government departments, for stores, work done, &c. 7,486 1 3 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 737 o 4 8,223 1 7 * NeTB. — Payments per Treasury ..,£1,226,100 I 11 Recoveries „ ... 186,833 5 2 Net coarse to Vote 61 .,,£1,039,266 16* 9 Stock of stores in hand at 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 109,303 9 4 £1,447,887 9 9 £i,447.887 9 9 A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.