D.—l.

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant,

RETURN No. 2. GENERAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1884.

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Dr. Cb. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward :— Outstanding accounts, — Other G-overnment departments for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,447 18 6 Workshops ... ... ... 6,719 18 4 Way and works ... ... ... 3,669 10 7 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 46 8 o £ s. d, £ s. d. | £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1883... ... ... 65,851 15 1 „ Classified expenditure .. ... ... ... ... ... 655,990 4 9 „ Credits per Treasury, — Other GrOTernment departments for— Stores ... ... ... ... 4,466 11 5 Workshops ... ... ... ... 43,663 2 8 Way and works ... ... ... 45,418 8 3 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 251 13 10 93.799 l6 2 ",883 15 S Personal accounts for — Stores ... ... ... ... 104 2 2 Workshops ... ... ... 547 6 11 Way and works ... ... ... 3,107 14 5 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 2,393 I2 6 6,152 16 o 18.016 II H. Personal accounts for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,376 1 2 Workshops ... ... ... ... 1,899 6 6 Way and works ... ... ... 8,690 12 8 Miscellaneous... ... ... ... 3,671 3 4 15.637 3 8 Miscellaneous recoveries ... ... ... ... 16,500 13 9 *I2S,937 13 7 Stock in hand — Stores ... ... ... 89,897 13 4 Less value in suspense ... ... 502 12 8 Workshops io,"3 u 1J 5 89,39s o 8 16,082 11 10 inc Ann TO. 6 „ Work given to unemployed.at Christchurch — Breaking road-metal ... ... ... ... 420 10 6 Improvements at Addington ... ... ... 1,321 6 7 1,741 17 1 ios.477 12 o „ Payments per Treasury —Working railways ,, Payments on account of work given to unemployed at Christchurch „ Payments —Lunedin fire claims ... ,, Recovery from Westport Coal Company for wagons destroyed on incline tramway „ Vouchers unpaid at Treasury on 31st March, 1884 ... 763,519 19 2 1,741 17 1 *767,26i 16 3 3,652 8 5 385 o o 96,041 16 2 „ Balance carried forward :— Outstanding accounts, — Other Government departments for — Stores ... ... ... ... 1,736 5 2 Workshops ... ... ... 8,197 I0 ° Way and works ... ... ... 4,379 o 6 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 506 14,317 16 2 Personal accounts for — Stores ... .... ... ... 94 8 2 Workshops ... ... ... 656 4 9 Way and works ... ... ... 1,465 1 1 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 102 15 9 2,318 9 9 16,636 5 11 * Payments as per Treasury ... £767,261 16 3 Kecoveries to vote... ... 125,937 13 7 £641,324 2 8 ~. Stock in hand, — Stores ... ... ... ... 112,136 13 11 Less value in suspense... ... 5 02 12 8 I 111,634 1 3 Workshops ... ... ... ... 13,063 7 1 124,697 8 4 £990,855 4 9 £000,855 4 9