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RETURN No. 2. Dβ. QENEEAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the twelve months ending 31st March, 1889. Cβ. To Balance brought forward:- "" By Touchers unpaid at Treasury on 31 st March, 1888, brought forward & ... "' d ' olαl4 o Outstanding accounts,— Classified expenditure as per Beturn No. 4 ... 6at o« 1 1 Other Government departments for— Recoveries per Treasury to credit of Vote 55, * '" 47>"45 7 Stores ■•■ ■■• ■■• ■•• 13174 Other Government departments for— Workshops 147 l 6 o Stores 183 6 Io Way and works ?I3 6 5 Workshops 6,58117 s Miscellaneous j ,3 6 Way and works ... I 4) 094o 94 11 9 882 13 3 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 3Q 8 2 6 .Personal accounts for— Stores 3 16 6 Personal accounts for— 21 .257 H Workshops 1,041 17 10 Stores 953 6 4 Way and works 105 5 3 Workshops 7 %gi „ ? MiseeUaneous ... ... ... 42 2 6 Way and works ... ... ... 434 2 11 1,193 2 1 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... I ( ) g 8 g Stock in hand— Miscellaneous recoveries 2o?nn t8 "fi Stores ... ... ... ... 112,773 1 7 ■" 20,190 13 b Workshops ... ... ... ... ... 844 3 11 Balance carried forward :— 5 ° ,399 3 IO 113,617 5 6 Outstanding accounts,— Payments per Treasury to 31st March, I BBg,— Other Government departments for— Vote 5S* ••■ ... ... ... ... 691,517 7 o Stores ... ... ... 2 160 iq c Under The Government Railways Act, 1887" ... 567 14 9 . Workshops ' Q2 2 6 8 Under "The Civil Service Act, 1866" 296 12 o Wav and works ... ." ,482 -i 1 Unauthorised 383 lg „ Miscellaneous g 22 5 6 Deposit for purchase of permanent-way material ... ... ... o o Personal accounts, for— " 7>498 14 10 Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1889, carried forward ... ... 47,831 18 8 Stores ... ... ... ... eg l? g Workshops ... ... ... I) 3I 8 9 n .„ „ Way and works ... ... c tt R 6^:Z^r elT r m J I: £ tj% I » Miscellaneous I4 5 2 ,6 9 Net charge to Tote JS ... £641,118 3 2 1,526 15 10 Stock of Stores in hand n ° , Deposit Account,— "" 9 ' 5 7 3 Material on hand ... ... ... . . 4044 211 Cash with Agent-G-eneral on Imprest ... o o Cash in Treasury ... [[[ 1,974 10 2 Vouchers m Treaeury dealt with in (Dr. 741 16 4) April 1Cr.2,922 14 3 j 2,l8 ° J 7 " 25,000 o o £881,290 13 2 £881,290 13 2 A. G. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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