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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

Department and Particulars. Reason for writing ofl CLAIMS ABANDONED. Value of | _ . I Stores, Ac. I Cash. Treasury- £ s. d. £ s „ d. (securities .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 7 215 12 11 Customs— Stores .. .. .. .. Loss, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 8 10 Land and Income Tax— Income-tax .. .. .. Debtors left New Zealand, &c. .. .. .. 7,561 12 8 Stamp Duties-— Gift duty .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 242 1 0 Death duties .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. _ 55 0 Succession duty .. ,. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, . _ 902 4 9 Internal Affairs — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. _ 600 Stores .. .. .. .. Gratuitous issues .. .. ., 17 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &o. .. .. 86 2 1 Printing and Stationery— Stores • • • • ■ • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. (excesses, £1,069 845 4 1 7s. 4d.) Marine— Bad debts . . .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, . _ 4 0 3 Lost railway ticket .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. ., 5 12 0 Stores .. .. .. ,, Lost, broken, deficient, &o. .. .. 94 12 1 Labour— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, , _ 99 9 7 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. ,. 51 0 9 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 5 3 4 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 28 18 11 Native— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, __ 1 ggy jg jj Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 44,848 0 9 ' Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 173 19 n Stores .. .. .. .. I Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,165 15 10 National Service— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, _ 481711 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 28 14 6 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. . _ 40 0 1 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 227 1 8 Justice and Prisons— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, _ _ 8 12 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 2 020 6 11 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &o. .. .. 545 12 2 Lands and Survey— Advances .. .. .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. 4 311 9 10 Advances (small farms) .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. ,. 442 19 3 Court costs .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. , _ 9 18 6 Drainage rates .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ,, _ # 27 18 0 Equipment .. .. .. .. Lost, worn out, &c. .. .. .. 175 13 9 Interest .. .. .. ,. Irrecoverable .. .. ., 770 i6 7 Lithographs .. .. .. .. Missing .. .. .. " 1 "3 10 Live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 12,570 5 7 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. ' , 237 9 10 Rents .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. _ _ 4 400 j2 9 Royalties .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. _ _ ' 60 12 4 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. . 181 g 8 Survey liens .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. ., 19 'i 2 3 Scientific and Industrial Research— Bad debts .. .. .. ,. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ., _ _ 3 18 0 Reimbursement of lost salary .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 9169 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &o. .. .. 3 3 0 Mines— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. ., _ _ 422 6 9 Repairs to ear .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. ,. ,, 10 15 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 4,835 3 3 Transport— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. _ _ 59 19 2 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 13 3 10 Health— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. _ _ J3g jg g Repairs to car .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. , 315 0 Storos .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 319 n 9 Mental Hospitals— Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. ,. 521 3 11 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 267 0 11 Education— Live-stock .. .. .. .. Missing .. .. .. ,, 7 10 0 Repairs to oar .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. _ 8112 Stores .. .. ., .. Lost, broken, defioient, &o. .. .. 94 9 7 Carried forward .. .. .. 69,077 7 2 28,643 2 9