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RETURN No. 2. GENEBAL EXPENDITUBE ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st, March, 1910. Oh. £ s. d. i b. (I. Ck. £ s. «'• To Balance brought forward:— By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1909, brought forward .. 191,1 '' 16 5 Accounts due to the Department outstanding atjlst April, 1909,— Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &c. 40,991 12 6 classified expenditure, as per Return No. I .. .. .. 2,169,473 101 l Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. .. .. 2,914 15 0 — 43,906 7 6 liecoveries to credit of Vote Hi,*— Stock of stores on hand at Ist April, 1909 .. .. .. 284,496 12 7 Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &o. 293,088 li) 1 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. .. 36,946 11 0 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 34,641 12 10 Payments per Treasury Vote 16* .. .. ..2,532,866 2 S — :)(>4,ti77 2 11 Loss paid to S. C. Parr— old-age pension included in vote .. 52 0 (I 2,532,814 2 8 Balance,— Accounts due to (In , Department outstanding ai .'ilst Liabilities outstanding at :flst March, 191(1, carried forward— March, 1910 - Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April 129,130 IS :s Other Government Departments, for stores, work done, &c... .. .. .. .. 19,195 (i 2 Personal accounts, for stores, work done, &c. .. 1,835 Hi o — 21,030 10 2 Payments per Treasury ... £2,532,866 2 H Recoveries , ... 364,677 2 11 Net ohttge to Vote 1β... £2. ins. 188 19 (i Stock of stores in hand at 31s1 March, 1910 .. .. .. 243,439 14 7 £2,990,348 1 0 £2,990,348 1_ 0 H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

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