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RETURN No. 2. General Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Db. £ a. d. , Cr. £ g. d . To Balance brought forward,— j By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 191-5, brought forward .. .. 157,574 19 0 Aooounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1915, for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,243 18 5j Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 .. .. .. ..2,910 882 10 4 Stock of stores at Ist April, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 418,093 19 11 Recoveries to credit of Vote 18,*— Other Government Departments, and personal aooounts £ s. d. Payments,— £ s. d. for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. 423,964 13 5 Per Treasury Vote 18* .. .. .. .. 3,425,213 0 7 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 47.241 18 2 Consolidated Fund—-Unauthorized expenditure .. 10.000 0 0 ! 471206 11 7 —— 3,435,213 0 7 Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1916, carried forward.—■ Balance,— Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April .. .. 113,679 5 6 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at 31st Maroh. 1916, for stores work done, &o. .. .. .. .. '.. .'. 39) 5 00 g j * Payments per Treasury ... ±"3,425,213 0 7 Recoveries » ... 471.206 11 7 Net charge to Vote ... £2,954,006 9 0 Stock of stores at 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 428,065 15 5 SAM-,™ * 5 £t^230~r~5 J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant.