B—l. [PT. ll]

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

XIX

Claims abandoned" Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. j Value of Stores, j Cash, I 1 Mines. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen, deficient, or destroyed by fire .. 138 13 9 Value of coal shortages .. .. .. Due to handling, evaporating, and stone 1,070 15 8 Value of coke shortages .. .. .. j Due to evaporation and dust .. .. 14 9 9 Value of surplus stores .. . . .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 45 5 1 Rent under lignite license .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 12 7 Rent of cottage .. . . .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Mining advances .. .. .. Company unfinancial .. .. .. .. 9,223 16 1 Sale of coal .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 27 0 9 Water supplied for sluicing operations .. | Debtors unable to pay .. .. .. 153 9 3 Native. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, or deficient .. .. 24 6 5 National Provident Fund. Value of furniture .. .. ... Loss on sale ■ .. .. .. 27 19 9 Native Trust Office. Value of oilskins .. .. .. Stolen from motor-car .. .. 2 17 6 Naval Defence. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, deficient, unfit for use, or lost 105 13 9 overboard Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Diomede " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 246 2 11 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Dunedin " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 537 10 8 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Philomel " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 359 19 10 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Diomede " Issued at less than cost .. .. 122 3 8 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Dunedin " Issued at less than cost .. .. 100 19 3 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Philomel " Issued at less than cost .. . . 175 3 1 Value of Defence Department's fixings and Nugatory expenditure ; accidentally bro- .. 5 2 4 fittings ken by ratings while in camp at Trentham Steamer fare from England for son of officer Father not responsible for overpayment, .. 90 0 0 which was made owing to a misunderstanding as to the boy's age New Zealand Government Railways. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost or burnt .. .. .. 2,641 2 1 Value of wagon .. .. .. j Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 453 0 0 Rent and water rates .. .. .. Debtors sick, deceased, bankrupt, or .. 86 4 6 whereabouts unknown Railage and storage .. .. .. j Debtors bankrupt .. .. .. j .. 200 9 10 Advertising .. .. .. .. j Debtors bankrupt or in indigent circum- j .. 94 10 11 stances Pensions. Value of stores.. .. .. .. ! Loss on sale .. .. .. .. j 28 8 3 Value of malt .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 021 Value of limb-factory buildings .. .. Loss on sale for dismantling .. .. 1,522 16 5 Supply of artificial limbs .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 7 8 11 Police. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, and loss on sale .. .. 34 14 10 Value of building, Morrinsville .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 530 0 0 Post and Telegraph. Value of telephones .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 778 2 8 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, stolen, obsolete, or 2,027 5 10 destroyed by fire Value of sundry surplus stores .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 1,721 5 0 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 2,745 0 3 Toll accounts .. .. .. .. ; Department unable to collect .. .. .. 50 11 3 Cost of pole and labour .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Savings-bank deposits .. .. ... Fraudulently withdrawn .. .. .. 340 13 7 Printing and Stationery. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Deficient at stocktaking .. .. 48 6 10 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost or damaged .. .. .. 37 4 2 Sale of waste paper .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3 4 6 Prisons. Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 562 18 5 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, stolen, deficient, or unfit for 141 5 2 use Value of Lyttelton Prison .. .. Loss on realization and demolition .. 8,553 7 10 Value of shed, Auckland quarry .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 1805 .. Value of typewriter .. .. .. Condemned as useless.. .. .. 6 0 3 Salary overpaid to ex-officer of the Depart- Payee has left the Dominion .. .. .. 0 6 S ment Public Works. Value of furniture .. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 16 9 0 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, stolen, or un- 1,509 9 11 serviceable Value of stores.. .. ■■ . • Loss on sale .. .. .. 595 13 3