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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN OR VALUE OF STORES, ETC., REQUIRED TO BE WRITTEN OFF DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS.

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of 7, , Stores, &C. / Treasury— £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest warrant . . . . . . Misappropriated .. . . .. .. 9 0 0 Fire relief loans .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 168 10 0 Finance to assist development of flax Company dissolved .. .. .. .. 4,225 14 0 industry General Purpose Relief Account — Advance to purchase new stock after Debt compounded . . ■ . .. . • 209 1 9 facial eczema outbreak Hailstorm relief loan . . .. Debt compounded .. . . ■. . • 36 15 0 Bush-fire relief loan .. .. .. Debt compounded .. .. .. .. 338 10 11 Loans granted under provisions of Hawke'a Loss on realization .. .. •• 3,679 8 6 Bay Earthquake Act, 1931 Loan'granted from Employment Promotion Reduction agroed to .. .. .. . . 850 0 0 Fund for building Miscellaneous advances : Grass-seed loans Irrecoverable . . .. .. .. . ■ 19 2 10 Repatriation Branch : Securities .. Loss on realization .. .. .. •• 4,656 16 0 Customs — Bad debt .. .. •• Irrecoverable .. .. .. •• •• 1 11 5 Internal Affairs — Bad debts .. .. .. ■ ■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ 85 3 9 Stores .. • • • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &e. .. .. 231 9 5 External Affairs — Value of free freight .. .. .. Freight waived .. .. .. ■■ 294 Printing and Stationery— Bad debt .. .. • ■ • • Irrecoverable .. • • ■ ■ • • • • 0 8 8 Stores .. .. • ■ • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 0 6 9 V Marine — Bad debts .. .. • • • • Irreooverable . . . . .. • • • ■ 5 14 0 Stores .. ■. • ■ • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 220 17 7 Labour — Bad debts .. .. ■ ■ • • Irrecoverable . . . . .. . • .. 24 17 10 Passage-money . . •. ■ • Debtors with armed forces, left New Zealand .. 2,276 0 8 and untraceable Repairs to trestles .. . • ■ • Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 1100 Costs in connection with accident to motor- Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 69 11 4 car Stores .. .. . • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 20 10 0 Native— Bad debts .. .. . . .. Irrecoverable .. . . .. .. .. 50 3 6 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Diod or destroyed . . .. 3,034 8 8 Stores .. . • • ■ • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 608 0 5 National Service — Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &o. .. • ■ 13 19 5 Stores .. .. .... Loss on realization . . .. 1,622 1 1 Employment DivisionBad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. ■ . .. .. .. 9 13 8 Stores .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 35 7 11 Justice and Prisons — Bad debts .. .. • . • • Irreooverable .. . . .. .. .. 36 10 9 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed . . .. 1,669 3 4 Stores .. • • • • • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 13 14 9 Stores .. .. .. • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 75 6 8 Stores .. .. .. • • Donated to Queen Carnival .. .. 22 10 9 Police— Bad debts .. .. .. ■ • Irrecoverable . . . . .. .. .. 53 12 10 Stores .. . • • ■ ■ • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 35 4 4 Lands and Survey— Advances .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 11,766 19 1 Advances (small farms) .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 3,307 3 6 Equipment .. .. • • .. Worn out, &c. . . . . .. .. 372 9 4 Interest .. .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial . . .. .. .. 565 6 6 Lithographs .. .. . . .. Obsolete, &c. .. . . .. .. 82 13 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 12,692 19 3 Miscellaneous bad debts . . .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. . . 485 15 11 Rent .. •• •• Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4,703 1 3 Royalties .. •. • • .. Debtors unfinancial . . .. .. . . 141 17 4 Value of stores . . .. .. Donated to Queen Carnival .. .. .. 13 17 6 Carried forward .. .. .. 20,751 11 8 37,884 13 10 ' BaWPMg • •: • ' fa I ; x 7J .11 8