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RETURN No. 2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT tor the Year ended 81st March, 1909. Dk. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ce. _ £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward: By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1908, brought forward ... 156,471 6 11 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1908,— Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &c... 35,384 4 6 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 3,291 10 4 38,675 14 10 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 ... ... ... ... 2,114,815 1 8 Stock of stores on hand at ist April, 1908 ... ... ... ... 233,134 18 7 Recoveries to credit of Vote 19,— Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &c. ... 370,265 7 1 Payments per Treasury Vote 19* ... ... ... 2,572,779 n o Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &e. ... ... 43> I 3° l8 " Unauthorised expenditure ... ... ... ... 679 4 o Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 39.075 ° 2 Stores taken over in terms of section 9 " The Wellington and 45 2 347 J 6 2 Manawatu Railway Purchase Act, 1908" ... ... 15,164 10 o — 2,588,623 5 o Balance :— Liabilities outstanding at, 31st March, 1909. carried forward— Accounts due to Department outstanding at 31st March, 1909,— "Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April 167,440 4 1 Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &c. 40,991 12 6 Deposit Account—Permanent-wav material ... ... 24,286 12 4 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. ... ... 2,914 15 o 191,726 16 5 43.9°6 7 6 * Notk. —Payments per l'reasury ...£2,572,77911 o Beeoveries „ ... 452,471 6 2 Stock of stores in hand at 31st March, 1909 ... ... ... 284,496 12 7 Net charge to vote ...£2,120,308 4 10 £3,052,160 i4_io £3,052,160 14 10 H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.