B.—l [PT. ll].

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

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Department and Particulars. Reason (or writing off. Value of Stores. Oaab. Mines. £ a. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. •. ■ • • • Deficient, unserviceable, and loss on 35 19 10 realization Value of coal shortages .. •. • • Due to handling, stone, and evaporation 628 19 6 Value of coal .. .. ■ • • • Loss on realization due to mutilation of 38 IS 8 telegram in transit Cash stolen .. .. •• •• Offender untraceable .. •• SO 0 3 Coal supplied . . .. ■ • • • Debtor unfinancial .. ■ ■ • • • • e ? « Court costs and fees .. • - •• Debtor unfinancial .. •• •• •• a ° R en t .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. • • ■ • ' J (J Native. Value of stores . . .. • • • • Deficient, broken, and lost .. .. 1,045 14 2 Value of stores .. .. •• ■■ Stolen .. .. •• . ® Value of live-stock .. .. •• Died and destroyed .. .. .. 4,00b Id 1 .. Contract-money overpaid . . .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. • • • • o 10 0 Loan on mortgage .. .. • • Loss on realization . . . ■ • • • • 245 Repairs to departmental car damaged in Nugatory expenditure .. • ■ • • d 0 0 accident Naval Defence. Value of stores . . .. • • • • Deficient, broken, and lost .. . • 249 7 4 Value of stores . . .. • • • • Stolen .. . . • • • • 0 8 7 Value of clothing and provisions .. . . Issued at less than cost .. .. ooo J 9 Value of torpedo .. ■■ Lost during manoeuvres .. .. 2,155 5 6 .. Compensation for tool lost .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. •• 0 12 0 Repairs to French warship .. ■ • Nugatory expenditure .. .. ■ • 15 15 0 Stores sold . . .. ■ • • • Debtor unfinancial .. .. •. • • lb 15 d Wages overpaid .. ■ ■ • • Debtor untraceable .. .. • • • ■ 0 12 2 Pensions. Value of stores .. .. • ■ • • Unserviceable .. .. • • 10 0 Police. Value of stores .. .. •• •• Loss on realization, broken, and lost .. 123 3 11 Post and Telegraph,. Value of stores .. .. • • • • Deficient, broken, and lost .. .. 6b8 16 2 Value of stores .. .. Stolen .. .. .. 143 5 9 Value of telephones .. •• Destroyed by fire .. .. . • 720 15 5 .. Advertising .. .. • • • • Debtors unfinancial .. .. • • • • 58 1J 5 Interest on bonds .. • • • • Delay in presentation for payment .. .. 15 0 0 Investments .. ., • ■ • • Loss on realization .. .. . . • • '-no Postage-stamps .. • • • • Stolen by fraudulent manipulation of .. o 0 z stamp-vending machines Toll fees .. • • • • • • Debtors unfinancial, untraceable, or de- .. 246 12 8 ceased ; stolen from telephone boxes Repairs to damaged telegraph poles .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. ■■ •• 591 Printing and Stationery. Value of stores .. .. .. • • Deficient, broken, and lost .. .. 124 10 7 .. Publications .. .. •• •• Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. •• 1 11 10 Public Service Commissioner. Value of furniture .. ■ ■ • • Broken .. .. . • • • 3 12 0 Public Service Superannuation. Investments .. .. .. •• Loss on realization .. .. .. •• 1,180 b b Public Trust. Value of stores .. .. •• •• Deficient or loss on realization .. 77 10 7 .. Investments .. .. •• •• Loss on realization .. .. .. •• 13,85b 1 8 Public Works. Value of stores .. .. • • Deficient, broken, lost, and unserviceable 3,991 7 8 Value of stores .. .. • • • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 4,060 18 4 Value of stores .. .. • • • • Stolen .. .. •. • • 177 0 7 Value of live-stock .. . • • • Died and destroyed .. .. .. 3194 Value of building .. •. Damaged by storm .. .. .. 112 4 0 Electricity and water supplied .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable; re- .. 245 0 3 bates for prompt payment Rents and hire charges .. .. • • Debtors unfinancial .. .... .. 784 4 6 Refund petrol-tax .. . • • • Lodgment of claim outside statutory .. 10 7 6 | period Water-power license fee .. . • • • j Remitted on account of damage to plant .. o 0 0 ! by flood Water and drainage rates .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. •• 7,723 12 6 Railways. I Value of stores .. .. .. •• Broken and lost .. .. .. 1,269 10 8 Value of stores .. .. ■ • • • Stolen .. .. .. • • 1 ,--66 7 1 Value of wagons .. .. Damaged in accidents .. .. 1,948 8 1 ;• Freight and rent .. .. •• Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 1,117 2 3