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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 off. Claims abandoned. Value of Stores, Cash, llcnts, Ac. Defence. Blankets sold anil proceeds misappropriated by Conductor W. E. Cook ; and deficiency 01 kit Petrol-tins on issue from Royal Army Service Corps Primus heating - stove and voltmeter stolen Rental of building encroaching on Featherston Military Camp (J. E. Fitt) Deficiencies in stores in Chalmers Military Hospital Value four horses in England for presentation to Sir A H. Russell, Colonel <!. ('. Powles, next-of-kin to Colonel (i. King, and Captain Riddiford Kerosene-heaters for use of District Medical Board, Christchurch Misappropriation of funds by Sergeant A. Owen Equipment stolen from Queen Mary's Hospital, Hanmer Stores found to be deficient on change of command, Trentham Ordnance Department Clothing and personal equipment issued to trainees Not recoverable (Cook sentenced to six months' hard labour) rec lontr covcrablc (Cook sentenced t< hs' hard labour) £ s. d. £ s. d. to six .. 171 12 1 £ s. d. Tins unserviceable on account of deterioration Unable to recover articles or value 3 un£ on serviceable on account of dete: sriora- 30 4 0 30 i 0 iblc 1 to recover articles or value 1 1!) 0 1 1!) 0 Inability to collect bilitj y to collect 0 12 0 ... 0 12 0 inability to fix responsibility bilitj y to fix responsibility 012 8 2 012 8 2 Audit Offloe refused to have amount charged against War Expenses Account, the horses being the property of the New Zealand Defence Department Inability to fix responsibility for the nonreturn of heaters Not recoverable. (Owen sentenced to six months' imprisonment) Impossible to recover articles or value lit iarg< ie Ik Office refused to have an ed against War Expenses Ace orses being the Drot>ertv of the mount .. 100 0 0 oount, e New LO IK ealai bilitj >i lid uiocs mil. pjoperi/y oi UJi; ,nd Defence Department y to fix responsibility for the n /if lion l-or-a i non- 7 0 0 7 0 0 ■1 HPtl reoi lontl ii ot heaters ■overable. (Owen sentenced t hs' imprisonment) to six .. 14 0 0 lossil nn xiupiisiniiiiuiiL j Lble to recover: articles or vaJm ic .. 217 15 1.0 21.7 15 10 Inability to allocate responsibility bilitj y to allocate responsibility 48 17 7 48 17 7 Lost, or damaged beyond repair t, or r damaged beyond repair . . 4,570 13 9 4,570 13 <J Health. Treatment of patients in St. Helens Hospitals Treatment of patients in Waikato Sanatorium Treatment of patients in Rotorua Isolation Hospital Value of serum for year ended 31st March, 1921 Debtors in poor circumstances or whereabouts unknown Died or left no address ttors bout: :l or > in poor circumstances or vv ts unknown left no address.. .vhere- .. 220 14 7 81 6 0 Poor cir'cuinstances r oiri rcumstances 134 18 0 Expired or broken in transit rirod 1 or broken in transit 71 3 0 71 3 0 Serum supplied to various doctors Deficiency in equipment on issue to Auckland Military Hospital. Left country or deceased Inability to allocate responsibility t cou untry or deceased 3 19 9 2,322 5 3 biliti y to allocate responsibility .. 2,322 5 3 Immigration. Charges incurred by High Commissioner re despatch of luggage by s.s. " Bemuera " to New Zealand in March, 1920 Charges on luggage, W. C. Brereton ' Charges on luggage, J. S. Munro Impossible to find owner, and amount could not be recovered )ossil 3uld iblc to find owner, and an . not be recovered mount .. 0 16 9 Luggage lost a.nd not recovered Unable to trace debtor gage tble 1 e lost a.nd not recovered .. to trace debtor 0 3 9 0 17 7 Internal Affairs. Value three mattresses lost . i Balance of advance to soldier immigrant from England stranded in Sydney Unable to trace A returned soldier disabled and unable to obtain work iblc 1 itUI'll btain to trace ned soldier disabled and anal n work 6 15 0 ibloto .. 11 0 0 6 15 0 Justice. Travelling-expenses: Official Assignees No assets in bankrupt estates from which to recover amounts asset > rec' ts in bankrupt estates from \ ;over amounts which .. 10 8 Lands and Survey. Advances, rates, rents, sundry goods, &c, under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act to various soldiers 'Debtors deceased, left New Zealand, or unfinancial •tors nfina i deceased, left New Xealam ancial id, or .. 10,513 18 10 Marine. Advance for travelling-expenses Charter s.s. ' Tutanekai " by Southern Isles Exploitation Company Officer committed to mental hospital Company in liquidation oer c ipan committed to mental hospital ly in liquidation 20 17 0 1,174 10 0 Mines. Charges incurred by Department sending samples of New Zealand greenstone to California to M. E. Heiser Loan of Keystone drill to Malay Tin Corporation, Sydney Lease 150 acres. Blocks II and VI. kawatiri Survey District, by D. Berry : Rent to 31st December, 1920, £178 2s.' (id. Arrears rent: Special Claim 988 New Zealand Railways : Two trucks of coal in dispute Rent due on Special Claim 1589 Cannot be recovered not be recovered 2 13 6 Prospecting not successful and hire un-paid-for Widow unable to pay and £100 deposit forfeited to State speqi oirl.F iting not successful and hiri f™ •e un- 52 11 11 52 11 11 aid-i low irfeii tor unable to pay and £100 di ted to State I lf.t-.naif 7ii 9 ft leposit , vs z o 78 2 6 Company ceased to exist (no assets) Proof of delivery cannot be given ipan iy ceased to exist (no assets) 47 2 0 1 f\ 1 A r? 47 2 0 10 14 6 of of f delivery cannot be given 10 14 5 Company in liquidation ; no assets ipan iy in liquidation ; no assets 18 17 6 18 17 6 Carried forward 8,097 1 11 12,452 8 6 8,097 1 11