8.—7 [Pt. IT]

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

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CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Pu 'culars. Reason for writing off. Value of r<~h~ Stores, &o. Treasury— £ a - d - * s - d - Securities .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. •• 4,091 10 11 Customs — Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 0 10 £ Land and Income, Tax — Income-tax .. .. .. •• Debtors left New Zealand, &c. .. .. .. 11,54s 14 11 Internal Affairs — Bad debts .. .. .. ■• Irreooverable .. .. .. •• •• loo 8 o Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 51 19 2 Island Territories — Stores .. .. •• •• Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2,212 9 7 Printing and Stationery — Bad debts .. .. • • • ■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ U 10 4 Stores . .. •• •• L6st, broken, deficient, &e. (excesses, 1,333 3 4 £1,094 Is. 9d.) Marine — „ . Bad debt .. .. • • ■ • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ 112 4 Labour — Bad debts .. .. • • • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ 5b 0 U Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficiont, &c. .. .. 8 9 1 Native — , , . Advances .. .. •• •■ Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. 8, mi W l Bad debts '.. .. ■ • • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •. 41 3 Live-stock .. .. •• •• Died, destroyed, &c. .. .. .. 16,748 11 0 Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 809 10 9 National Service — Bad debts .. .. •• •• Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. BO 18 B Stores .. .. • • • ■ Gratuitous issues .. .. .. 630 0 0 Stores .. .. •• •• Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 490 2 11 Justice and Prisons — Bad debts .. .. • • • • Irrecoverable ., .. .. .. .. 31 l.S 4 Live-stock .. .. •• •• Died or destroyed .. .. .. 2,282 2 0 Stores .. • • • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 147 17 3 Police — Stores .. •■ •• ■• Lost, broken, deficient, &e. .. .. 0 11 8 Lands and Survey — , , Advances .. .. •• ■• Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. B,45o u 7 Advances (small farms) .. ,. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. 2,476 13 0 Bad debts .. .. •• •• Irrecoverable.. .. .. ti .. 3,011 9 0 Live-stock .. .. .. •• Died or destroyed .. .. .. lo,212 lo 7 .. Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 89 1 0 Stores .. •• ■• •■ Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,898 1.3 9 Agriculture — Bad debts .. .. •• ■• Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. '„ •• „ ° J V Live-stock .. .. •• •• Died or destroyed .. .. .. 2,090 0 0 Stores . • • ■ • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 25 2 0 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity — Bad debts .. .. •■ •• Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. 189 2 1 Stores .. ■• •• •• Lost, broken, deficient, &e. .. .. 5,882 6 11 Various .. .. •• ■• Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 10 15 9 Scientific and Industrial Research — Stores .. .. • • ■ • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 5 7 7 Various .. .. ••■ •• Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 65 11 4 Mines — .„.>,, _ Bad debts .. .. • • • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 134 1Z o Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 16 i i 8 Storos .. .. • • ■ • Loss on realization .. .. .. 386 5 10 Stores .. •• •• Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2,374 0 2 Transport — Bad debts '.. •• Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. 4 1 Stores .. • • • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1 15 7 Health — , „ , Bad debts .. .. •■ •• Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. 6-0 .. - Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 4110 0 •• ,. Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. _ 121 o io Stores .. . • • • • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 31 0 3 Stores .. •• •• •• Lost, broken, doficient, &c. .. .. 1,952 4 0 Mental Hospitals — Live-stock .. .. •• •■ Died or destroyed .. .. .. 1,278 6 J Stores , .. .. • ■ • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. ... 263 38 Carried forward .. .. ■• 56,224 1 4 34,746 10 8