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Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown, etc .— continued.

Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Claims abanc Value of Stores. Claims abandoned. doned. Cash. Mines —continued. £ s. d. 63 5 8 120 15 0 245 19 6 3 0 0 51 17 2 15 18 10 £ s. d. Lignite Firewood Value of carrying equipment Weighing-machine Value of detonators Carbide, colza, &c. Value of stores and equipment Value of horse Rent due, lease No. 5439 Lost in transit Under-estimated sales, 1921-22 Loss on sales I lamaged Faulty Loss due to handling and other causes beyond control Broken or worn-out Found dead Judgment obtained, but enforcement proved abortive Estates wound up and no dividend for unsecured creditors Debtors will not acknowledge their debts, and proof of all the deliveries is not now available Debtors bankrupt or in indigent circumstances Loss on realization of security 509 17 8 20 0 0 18 0 0 Amount owing for coal supplied .. 164 12 6 Value of coal supplied 5 5 6 Rents and royalties 78 18 0 Loan to mining company 9,066 0 5 Naval Defence. Compasses account (H.M.S. " Chatham ") .. Loss on provisions issued on repayment (H.M.S. " Chatham ") Loss on provisions issued to H.M.S. " Philomel " Crockery, &c, issued io H.M.S. " Chatham " Provision account (H.M.S. " Chatham ") .. Provision account (H.M.S. " Philomel ") . . Coaling equipment, Naval Depot. . Clothing account (H.M.S. "Chatham") Medical stores (H.M.S. "Philomel") taken over from previous commissions Allotment of pay overpaid by AccountantGeneral of the Navy Articles lost or broken Issued at less than cost Issued at less than cost Found brok< n or missing on unpacking • • Loss on issue (make weight) Loss on issue (make weight) Lost Issued at less than cost Found unserviceable 10 18 2 143 4 3 45 15 11 2 12 4 22 10 0 1 12 0 12 3 0 43 8 9 4 13 4 Payee deserted 0 9 6 Post and Telegraph. Value of material Value of material Telephone charges and postage accounts . .. Deficient at stocktaking Condemned as useless and damaged Uncolleotable 3,065 14 2 1,090 3 5 121 6 8 Printing and Stationery. Value of parliamentary pu blieations Irrecoverable 26 8 9 Prisons. Vegetables supplied by New Plymouth Prison Value of food stores Dobtor bankrupt I .oss on issue of rations to prisoners 4 0 5 8 12 2 Public Works. Value of whare, furniture, tools, &o. Value of stores Value of stores Stores on issue to workmen Value of horse Stores at canteens Destroyed by fire Lost during flood or damaged by water .. Lost, stolen, or broken Men now untraceable Destroyed on veterinary recommendation Stores lost and bad debts ; debtors left works Receipt disputed Rebate on account of depreciation Irrecoverable Company went into liquidation ; there are no assets for unsecured creditors Local body interested was relieved of obligation to pay difference between cost of new site and amount received for old site 305 17 4 283 1 6 184 14 0 4 12 6 7 10 0 6 14 8 62' 6 6 Sawdust sold Sale of gelignite Arrears of rent Sale of scrap iron 11 0 6 33 0 0 0 8 0 37 9 6 Difference between cost of new post-office site, Papanui, and the amount received for the old site 125 0 0 Repatriation. Second-hand blankets obtained from Defence Department Issued to discharged soldiers in necessitous circumstances sent to relief-works at Akatarawa Loss on realization —owner bankrupt Debtors deceased, bankrupt, or turned out wasters Loss on realization on closing down Loss on inter-departmental transfer Loss on realization II 3 4 Milking plant (security) seized and sold Loans granted to discharged soldiers 119 11 7 5,127 6 2 Tauherenikau Training Farm Assets Weraroa Training Farm Office furniture 7,219 12 3 468 11 5 338 10 10 Tourist. 54 13 9 Wharfage Rebate allowed owing to launch-owners at Rotorua not obtaining the full benefit of wharves on account of low level of water Total 48,207 17 7 |65,294 6 1 £113,502 3 8