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RETURN No. 2. General Expenditure Account for the Yeas ended 31st March, 1923. Db. £ s - <-• Cb. £ s . d. To Balanoe brought forward,— By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1922, brought forward .. .. 182,645 7 9 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1922, for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 80,312 1 11 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 .. .. .. .. 5,502,496 15 2 Stock of stores at Ist April, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 1,545,508 1 7 Recoveries to oredit of Vote 6,*— Other Government Departments, and personal accounts £ s. d. Payments,— for stores, work done, &o. ~ .. .. .. 450,871 7 9 Per Treasury Vote 6» .. .. .. .. .... 5,427,170 8 3 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 30,118 8 7 480,989 16 4 Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1923, carried forward,— Balance,— Wages and supplies for Maroh paid from Treasury in April .. .. 195,627 2 8 Accounts due to the Department" outstanding at 31st March, 1923, for Btores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,896 15 * Payments per Treasury ... £5,427,170 8 3 Recoveries ~ ... 480,989 16 4 Net charge to Vote ... £4,946,180 n 11 Stock of stores at 31st Maroh, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. 1,007,588 19 11 £7,248,617 14 5 £7,248,617 14 5 L. Hamann, Chief Accountant.