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RETURN No. 2. General Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Db. £ s. d. Cb. £ s . d. To Balance brought forward,— By Liabilities outstanding at 31st Maroh, 1917, brought forward .. .. 128,915 19 1 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1917, for stores, work done, &o. .. .. •• •• .. •• .. 35,318 3 11 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 .. .. .. .. 3,042,906 9 10 Stock of stores at Ist April, 1917 .. -.. .. .. .. 392,597 13 8 Recoveries to credit of Vote 18,*— Other Government Departments, and personal accounts £ s. d. Payments,— £ s. d. for stores, work done, &c. .. .. ~ .. 296,421 15 2 Per Treasury Vote 18* .. .. .. .. 3,389,385 3 6 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 25,305 15 0 Consolidated Fund—Unauthorized expenditure .. 1,597 5 5 321,727 10 2 3,390,982 8 11 Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1918, carried forward,— Balance,— Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April .. .. 136,976 13 1 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at 31st March, 1918, for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,536 17 1 + Payments per Treasury ... £3,389,385 3 6Eecoveries » ... 321,727 10 2 Net charge to Vote ... £3,067,657 13 4 Stock of stores at 31st Maroh, 1918 ... .. .. .. .. 437,788 3 5 £3,955,874 19 7 £3,955,874 19 7 J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant.