B.—l [PT. ll],

Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown, etc. —continued.

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Claims abandoned. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value oi Stores. Cash. Immigration. j £ s. d. £ s. d. Passage-money advanced .. .. j Debtors deceased, in poor circumstances, .. 64 13 8 or untraceable Industries and Commerce. Value of furniture .. .. .. j Loss on sale .. .. .. 20 9 4 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. j 4 3 3 Internal Affairs. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, stolen, or destroyed by fire 108 6 2 Value of calorimeters .. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 14 12 0 Value of office equipment .. .. Destroyed, and loss on sale .. .. 48 8 3 Cost of cables from High Commissioner .. Department unable to recover ; debtors .. 2 16 untraceable Advances by High Commissioner .. i Debtors in necessitous circumstances or .. 127 8 8 J untraceable Costs of commissions, Town Board Bound- Endeavours to effect settlement unavailing .. 34 16 10 aries and proposed Town District and Department unable to recover amount Hire of film .. .. .. .. Debtor in necessitous circumstances .. .. 3 16 6 Sale of lantern-slides .. .. .. j Amount written off on account of adver- .. 1 16 3 tising value J ustice. Value of Courthouse, Brunnerton.. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 739 8 3 Value of motor-car .. . . .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 37 14 0 Fines and costs .. .. .. Debtor deceased .. .. .. .. 1146 Labour. ; Value of stores.. .. .. ... Lost, stolen, or destroyed .. .. 31 18 7 Value of office furniture.. .. .. Broken .. .. .. .. 9 10 9 Value of motor vehicles and stores . . Loss on realization . . .. .. 156 9 10 Penalties and costs .. .. . . Department unable to recover; debtors .. 97 13 4 untraceable Land and Income Tax. Land-tax and income-tax .. .. Debtors insolvent or addresses unknown.. .. 474 14 11 Lands and Survey. Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. . . 305 13 4 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, broken, or deficient .. 2,658 18 3 Value of roofing-iron .. .. .. Sold at less than cost .. .. 198 12 9 Rents .. .. .. . ■ Debtors unfinancial, bankrupt, untrace- .. 38,407 10 8 able, or deceased; properties realized at a loss Advances, Waimarino bush-fire relief .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4,882 140 Advances under the Discharged Soldiers Losses on realization of securities .. .. * 287,544 19 1 Settlement Act Interest on deferred payment .. .. Debtors untraceable or unfinancial .. .. 45 1 10 Insurance premiums .. .. .. Not recoverable from mortgagor; debtors .. 12 14 5 untraceable or unfinancial Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances or untrace- .. 7 3 0 able Legal costs .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 12 11 6 Duties and fees .. .. .. Misappropriated by ex-solicitor acting for .. 15 10 0 | the Department Loss incurred in working tractor .. .. j Expenses exceeded the amount charged .. 257 3 2 to settlers for working on properties Repairs to machinery .. .. .. Debtor's address unknown .. .. .. 0 9 0 Sale of lithos .. .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. .. 0 7 0 Marine. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, or deficient .. .. 24 8 10 Value of cottage, Karamea .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. . . 123 0 0 Value of charts .. .. .. Obsolete and unsaleable .. .. 281 5 6 Boiler and machinery inspection fees .. Debtors bankrupt or untraceable or ma- .. 22 18 3 chinery not in use Bent of residence-site .. .. .. Debtors whereabouts unknown.. .. .. 0 10 0 Mental Hospitals. Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 671 19 6 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, stolen, deficient, or unserviceable 355 6 4 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 105 0 0 Expenses of transfer of patient .. .. Debtor unfinancial; patient transferred to .. 19 15 7 suit convenience of Department Burial expenses of patient .. .. Relatives unable to pay .. .. .. 7 0 0 * Reductions and remissions by the Dominion Revaluation Board in respect to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account and Lands for Settlemaat Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account) since it commenced its functions amount to a further £2,388,663.