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Return No. i. General Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1917. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ i. 'i. To Balance brought forward,— By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1916, brought forward ;. .. 113,679 5 6 Aooounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1916, for stores, work done, &o. .. .. .. •• .. •■ •• 39,500 8 1 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 .. ~ .. .. 2,926,863 19 8 Stock of stores at Ist April, 1916' .. .. .. .. .. 428,065 15 5 ..,___ Reooveries to oredit of Vote 18,*— Other Government Departments, and personal aooounts £ s. d. Payments,— for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. ~ 363,714 19 10 Per Treasury Vote 18* .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,266,920 411 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 31,228 411 394,943 4 9 Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1917, carried forward,— Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April ~ .. 128,915 19 1 Balance,— Accounts due to the Department outstanding at 31st March, 1917, for storos, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,318 311 * Payments per Treasury ... £3,266,920 4 11 Recoveries » ... 394,943 4 9 Net charge to Vote ... £2,871,977 0 2 - Stock of stores at 31st March, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 392,597 13 8 £3,863,402 7 6 £3,863,402 7 6 J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant.