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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, ETC. —continued.

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores, &o. Caah - 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 20,751 11 8 37,884 13 10 Agriculture— - Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. . . .. 0 10 6 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 2,521 17 10 Repairs to car .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 113 12 10 Stores . . .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. . . 90 10 8 Stores . . .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 456 10 2 Stores . . .. .. .. Gratuitous issues .. .. .. 10 9 3 Industries and Commerce — Tourist and Publicity— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 176 15 11 Live-stock .. . . . . .. Died or destroyed .. .. . . 44 13 7 Stores .. . . .. . . Loss on realization . . .. . . 912 12 7 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. . . . . 555 13 5 Various . . . . .. .. Nugat'ory expenditure .. . . .. . . 19 4 1 Scientific and Industrial Research— Bad debts . . . . .. . . Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 8 Live-stock . . .. .. . . Died or destroyed .. .. .. 8 6 2 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,543 14 10 Mines— Bad debts .. . . .. . . Irrecoverable .. ,. .. .. ., 265 6 4 Egmont Collieries, Ltd. — Royalties .. . . .. . . Company insolvent . . .. . . 2,504 8 9 Moneys advanced .. .. .. Company insolvent .. .. .. .. 9,171 3 7 Stores .. .. . . .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 45 17 5 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,980 10 2 Stores . . . . . . .. Coal lost in handling .. . . . . 274 19 5 Stores .. . . . . . . Stone removed from coal .. .. 134 8 8 Stores .. .. . . . . Donated to Queen Carnival . . .. 21 17 6 Various . . .. . . . . Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. .. 63 17 7 Transport— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. . . . . .. 42 18 6 Repairs to motor-vehicles . . . . Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. .. 153 5 10 Stores .. .. .. . . Lost, broken, deficient., &c. .. .. 15 4 4 H ealth— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 1,516 5 6 Live-stock . . . . .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 6 0 0 Repairs to oar .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. . . 46 0 1.1 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. . . .. 204 7 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 107 7 10 Mental Hospitals— Bad debt . . .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. ,. 0 18 2 Live-stock . . .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. > .. .. 584 8 9 .Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2,257 18 11 Stores . . . . .. . . Donated to Queen Carnival .. .. 10 0 0 Education— Bad debts .. .. . . .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 82 7 1 Child-welfare maintenance .. .. Debtors missing, &c. .. .. .. .. 9,775 17 5 Live-stock .. . . .. .. Died or destroyed .. . . . . 268 4 5 Repairs to car .. .. . . Nugatory expenditure .. .. . . .. 5 10 0 Stores . . .. . . .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 286 18 9 National Provident and Friendly Societies — Stores .. . . .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 6 0 6 Balance rental due for Neon sign .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 40 18 6 Public Works — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 654 8 2 Live-stock .. . . .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. . . 57 16 10 Repairs to cars, &c. . . .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 773 5 0 Southland Power Board rates .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. . . . . .. 227 0 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization . .. .. .. 733 4 11 Stores . . .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. . . .. 4,367 1 4 Stores .. .. .. .. Donated to Queen Carnival .. .. 42 14 11 Water-rates . . .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. . . .. .. .. 1,109 4 6 Social Security — Bad debts . . .. .. . . Irrecoverable . . .. .. .. .. 1,089 8 9 State Forest Service— Bad debts .. . . .. .. Irrecoverable . . .. .. . . . . 3 3 10 Live-stock . . .. . . .. Died or destroyed . . . . .. 31 10 0 Repairs to car .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 30 19 8 Stores .. . . . . .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 95 6 9 Carried forward .. .. .. 38,427 18 7 65,752 2 2