B.—l [PT. ll].

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STATEMENT OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, AND VALUE OF STORES, ETC.—continued.

Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Immigration. £ s. d. £ s. d. Passage-money .. .. .. Debtors deceased or untraceable .. .. 93 17 0 Internal Affairs. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Unserviceable, destroyed by fire, or loss 31 3 5 on realization Funeral expenses of deceased seaman, paid Widow in poor circumstances .. .. 9 10 0 by High Commissioner Advances by the High Commissioner and Debtors deceased, in poor circumstances, .. 72 17 8 cost of cables or untraceable Work on grave of deceased soldier, family Relative responsible for cost now un- .. 3 10 0 plot traceable Cables to Sydney re passports .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 0 7 6 Moneys from book-stall, High Commissioner's Stolen .. .. .. .. .. 9 3 4 Office Justice. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen or loss on realization .. .. 177 13 10 Okarito Courthouse .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 225 0 0 Fees, fines, and costs .. .. .. Companies in liquidation, debtors de- .. 137 11 0 ceased or untraceable Fees, fines, and costs .. .. .. Not accounted for by ex-Clerk of Court .. 6 19 3 Labour. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, lost, unserviceable, or loss on 57 9 4 realization Fares and accommodation for workmen, and Debtors in poor circumstances or un- .. 34 12 6 costs in action for recovery traceable Penalties and costs .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, bankrupt, untrace- .. 71 15 8 able, or deceased Land and Income Tar. Land-tax and income-tax .. .. Debtors left New Zealand, deceased, or .. 447 17 3 address unknown Lands and Survey. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen, broken, deficient, or loss on 332 4 8 realization Value of lithographs .. .. .. Obsolete or damaged .. .. 5,060 15 10 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 92 3 11 Value of fencing-wire .. .. .. Loss on disposal .. .. .. 531 2 11 Value of horses .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Mount Pisa Estate—Implements .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 74 13 8 Hukuai Settlement—Stock .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 147 3 3 Matakataki Settlement—Oaten sheaves .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 332 10 0 Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settle- Loss on realization of securities .. .. 250,552 12 3 ment Act Advances, Waimarino Bush-fire Relief .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2,275 11 11 Advances, Rangitaiki flood relief .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 169 8 4 Rents .. .. .. .. Debtors bankrupt, unfinancial, deceased, .. 30,866 1 9 or untraceable Interest on deferred payment .. .. Debtors bankrupt, unfinancial, or un- .. 545 12 1 traceable Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 3 13 9 Rates, Hauraki West and Netherton Drain- Exemption granted after rates had been .. 2.009 10 1 age Districts levied Water rates .. .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Gum royalty .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 9107 Cost of tracing and sale of lithographs .. Debtors bankrupt or address unknown.. .. 17 0 Services of draughtsman .. .. Department unable to collect; insuffi- .. 110 cient particulars to support legal action Sale of stock .. .. .. .. Debtors bankrupt or untraceable .. .. 7 13 6 Sale of rabbit-poison .. .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 34 18 0 Insurance premiums .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4136 Legal expenses.. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 31 12 0 Shearing and dipping expenses .. .. Department unable to collect; informa- .. 25 7 9 tion insufficient to support legal proceedings Pate tonga tram freights.. .. .. Land taken up by soldier settlers was .. 5 18 6 found unsuitable; settlers were removed to other holdings and liabilities remitted Cost of drainage .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 97 10 0 Legislative. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost or broken .. .. .. 268 17 8 Marine. Value of charts .. .. .. Obsolete .. .. .. .. 23 3 3 Value of oysters .. .. .. Gratuitously issued to Bellamy's .. 10 3 0 Machinery and boiler-inspection fees .. Debtors bankrupt, in poor circumstances, .. 36 18 2 or addresses unknown ; 'or machinery not in use Loan for wireless school .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 148 13 11