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STATEMENT OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, AND VALUE OF STORES, ETC. —continued.

Deparcment and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Mental Hospitals. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, deficient, destroyed, or unservice- 1,612 13 0 able Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 417 6 0 Mines. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen, obsolete, or loss on realization .. 192 5 7 Value of coal shortages .. .. .. Due to handling, evaporation, and stone 352 12 3 Value of boiler .. .. .. Destroyed in explosion at Rewanui . . 916 7 6 Water-supply .. .. .. .. Company dissolved .. .. .. .. 1450 Sale of coal .. .. .. .. Debtors bankrupt, unfinancial, or un- .. 43 4 8 traceable Sale of timber and stores .. .. Debtors deceased or untraceable .. .. 14 9 3 Sale of sacks .. .. .. .. Company unfinancial .. .. .. 6 2 6 Mining advances .. .. .. Companies unsuccessful .. .. .. 7,189 16 4 Rents and royalties on coal-mining areas .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 46 9 0 Amount due on sublease of oil-bore .. Company in liquidation .. .. .. 138 12 4 National Provident. Value of surplus stores .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 0 18 6 Native. Survey charges .. .. .. Amount not deducted from purchase .. 441 11 2 price when paid over to Native owners Native Trust Office. Interest on mortgage .. .. To save security and avoid mortgagor .. 480 0 0 abandoning property Naval Defence. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen, broken, deficient, or condemned 132 10 2 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Dunedin " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 434 11 4 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Philomel " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 691 3 5 Value of provisions, H.M.T. " Wakakura " Issued at less than cost .. .. 70 17 7 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Diomede . Issued at less than cost .. .. 174 17 4 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Dunedin " Issued at less than cost .. .. 17 18 2 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Philomel . Issued at less than cost .. .. 235 2 10 Repairs to broken windows, Trentham .. Accidentally broken by naval ratings .. .. 1 1 10 New Zealand Government Railways. Value of wagons .. .. .. Damaged beyond repair in various ac- 3,657 0 0 cidents Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, stolen, or burnt .. 2,484 8 8 Station cash .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Rents of departmental dwellings .. .. Remitted on account of sickness or death .. 145 15 1 Rent of leasehold properties .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 22 17 10 Railage and storage .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2113 Advertising .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 133 6 6 Pensions. Value of typewriters .. .. .. Worn out or loss on realization .. 73 17 6 Police. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, deficient at stocktaking, or 715 16 9 loss on realization Sumner Police-station .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 272 8 0 Lumsden Police-station .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 164 0 0 Po*t and Telegraph. Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization or destroyed by fire 1,103 14 7 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, broken, obsolete, deficient 3,462 6 3 at stocktaking, or destroyed by fire Value of telephones .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 1,116 17 0 Portobello Post-office .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 419 0 0 Toll fees .. .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. 84 11 1 Savings-bank deposits .. ... .. Fraudulently withdrawn .. .. .. 207 11 6 Printing and Stationery. Value of machinery broken up .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 35 1 11 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen or deficient .. .. .. 36 19 11 Gazette advertisement .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 0 6 6 Prisons. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Stolen, damaged, or deficient at stock- 425 15 9 taking Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 413 11 6 I Waikune sawmill .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 2,485 1 10 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 27 3 6 Medical treatment and maintenance of ac- Debtors untraceable or deceased ; Court .. 6 18 0 cused persons order insufficient to cover expenses Sale of pork .. .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 0 13 2 Supply of road-metal .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 226 16 3 Supply of gravel and sand .. .. Company unfinancial .. .. .. I 273 4 6