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RETURN No. 2. General Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1920. Db. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward,— By Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1919, brought forward .. 170,311 5 10 Accounts due to the Department outstanding at Ist April, 1919, for stores, work done, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,695 15 6 Classified expenditure, as per Return No. 4 .. .. .. .. 4,106,007 1 5 Stock of stores at Ist April, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 559,984 12 9 ! Recoveries to credit of Vote 8,*— Other Government Departments, and personal aooounts £ s. d. Payments,— for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. 326,268 16 0 Per Treasury Vote 8* .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.662.120 9 3 Miscellaneous recoveries .. .. .. .. 29,886 7 7 366,156 3 7 Liabilities outstanding at 31st March, 1920, carried forward,— Balance,— Wages and supplies for March paid from Treasury in April .. 262,551 9 9 ; Accounts due to the Department outstanding at 31st Maroh, 1920, for stores, work done, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,434 0 8 * Payments per Treasury ... £4,662,180 9 3 Recoveries „ ... 356,155 3 7 Net charge to Vote ... £4,305,965 5 8 Stock of stores at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. . 834,384 15 9 £5,527,352 7 3 j £5,527,352 7 3 H. Williams, Chief Accountant.