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

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Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Public Works. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, 3,752 17 2 obsolete, destroyed by fire, and loss on realization Value of stores .. .. .. . . Stolen .. .. .. .. 235 4 7 Value of accommodation huts and tents .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 100 12 2 Value of boat .. .. .. .. Lost in tide .. .. .. 10 0 0 Value of building .. .. . . Loss on demolition .. .. .. 4 0 0 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. . . .. .. 14 3 0 Value of equipment .. .. .. Loss on transfer to Transport Department 1,589 0 0 Fares, tent hire .. .. .. Debtors unfinaneial and untraceable .. .. 20 13 7 Electricity .. .. . . . . Debtors unfinaneial and untraceable .. .. 305 17 2 Water rates .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinaneial; penalties remitted .. 6,164 18 8 Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinaneial . . .. .. .. 49 4 2 Canteen .. .. . . . . Debtors unfinaneial and untraceable .. .. 7 12 9 Repairs to cars and private property .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 147 4 2 Sale of cottage, balance of purchase price . . . Debtor unfinaneial .. .. .. .. 11150 Heavy-traffic fees .. .. . . Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 49 8 3 Cost of extra groyne in river .. .. Debtor unfinaneial . . .. .. .. ■ 20 0 0 Royalty .. .. .. .. Company in liquidation ; no assets .. .. 25 19 1 Railways. . ■ I Value of stores .. . . . . .. Deficient, lost, broken, obsolete, and un- 736 6 9 serviceable Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen and deficient .. .. .. 1,967 19 6 Stores sold .•. .. .. .. Debtors unfinaneial .. .. . . .. 5 0 4 Scientific and Industrial Besearch. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken and unserviceable .. .. 73 1 2 Compensation and repairs to private property Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 6 17 6 Stamp Duties. Amusement-tax .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 3159 Estate duty . . .. . . .. No assets ; irrecoverable .. .. .. 40 17 1 Compromise of debt due to company vested Company in liquidation .. .. .. 16 7 0 in the Crown State Advances. Housing rents .. . . .. . . Debtors unfinaneial . . .. .. .. 900 4 2 Loans on mortgage — Repatriation ... .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 17,386 15 9 Fruit-preserving industry .. . . Company in liquidation .. .. .. 1,492 6 10 Cold storage .. .. . . .. Company in liquidation .. . . . . 2,249 8 5 Settlers .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 2,188 9 7 Workers .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 78 13 3 Rural advances .. . . . . Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 26 9 6 State Forest Service. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, -unserviceable, 1,082 11 4 and destroyed by fire Value of trees .. .. . . . . Issued gratuitously to small farms .. 162 18 3 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died and destroyed .. .. .. 42 10 0 Royalties on timber .. .. .. Company insolvent; debtor not able to .. 3,701 15 0 remove timber Repairs to car and trucks .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 49 11 11 Transport. Repairs to cars .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 142 1110 License fees .. . . .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 10 0 0 Treasury. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken and unserviceable .. .. 18 8 Loans to Land Settlement Associations .. Deficiency on winding up .. .. .. 1,566 0 10 Advances Fishing Industry Promotion .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 83 10 2 General Purposes Deposit Account: Principal Amounts written off by order of the .. 1,380 10 7 and interest Court, and voluntary adjustments 108,242 15 0 118,166 12 10 £226,409 7 10