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RETURN No. 2. Db. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the twelve months ending 31st March, 1890. Ok. ' £ s. a, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. £ s. d. £ s. d. lo .balance brought forward:— . By Touchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1889, brought forward ... 47831 18 8 Outstanding accounts,— By Classified expenditure as per Return No. 4 ... ... ... 682,787 4 6 Other Government departments for— By Recoveries per Treasury to credit of Vote 56,*— Stores ... ... ... ... 2,169 19 5 Other Government departments for— Workshops ... ... ... 924 6 8 Stores ... ... ... ... 3,074 8 7 Way and works ... ... ~. 3,482 3 3 Workshops ... ... ... 4,152 12 11 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 922 .5 6 Way and works .., ... ... 13,619 19 4 749S 14 10 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 1,516 4 o Personal accounts for— . 22363 4 10 Scores ... ... ... ... 5917 6 Personal accounts for — Workshops ... ' ... ... 1,318 911 Stores ... ... ... ... 394 4 4 Way and works ... ... ... 511 8 Workshops ... ... ... 6,601 17 9 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 142169 Way and works 365 2 7 1,526 15 10 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 765 16 2 9.025 10 8 8,127 o 10 Stock of stores m hand ... ... ... ... ... ... 98,527 3 : Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 16,676 2 o To Payments per Treasury to 31st March, 1890,— 47166 7 8 Vote 56* ... ... ... ... ... 703,864 14 7 Balance carried forward:— Under" The Government Railways Act, 1887 " ... 3,200 o o Outstanding accounts,— Under "The Civil Service Act, 1866" ... ... 75 19 o Other Government departments, for— Unauthorised ... ... ... ... 100 17 3 Stores ... ... ... ... 692 16 11 707,241 10 10 Workshops ... ... ... 411 1 v To Sale of locomotive to Manawatu County Council ... ... ... ... 500 o 0 Way and works ... ... ... 587 12 1 To Deposit for purchase of permanent-way material ... ... ... ... 25,000 oo 1 601 10 11 To Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1890, carried forward ... ... 57,800 12 9 I Personal accounts, for— Stores ... ... ... ... 6 10 5 Workshops ... ... ... 1,704 4 < Treasury Z^&m Way and works , 4 l 8 g 1,725 13 7 Net charge to Vote 56 ... £6*6,698 6 11 3,417 4 6 ' Stock of stores in hand ... ... ... ... ... ... 91,892 2 o Deposit Account,— Permanent-way material on hand ... ... 3,862 4 8 Cash with Agent-General on Imprest ... ... 13,101 6 2 Cash in Treasury ... ... ... ... 7,234 1 8 Vouchers dealt with by Treasury n f Dr. 616 <, 10) „ , April I Cr. 1,418 13 4) 802 7 6 25,000 O 8 £898,094 17 4 £898,094^17 4 A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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