fa.—l [Pt. It].

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

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Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. National Provident. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 081) Native. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 9 15 Naval Defence. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Condemned, lost, or unserviceable .. 43 13 0 Value of clothing, &e., H.M.S. " Diomede " Issued at less than cost .. .. 72 18 3 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Dunedin " Issued at less than cost .. .. 425 9 6 Value of clothing, &c., H.M.S. " Philomel " Issued at less than cost .. .. 292 3 J Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Diomede " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 863 1 3 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Dunedin " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 764 8 2 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Philomel " .. Issued at less than cost .. .. 386 1 1 Value of provisions, H.M.S. " Wakakura " Issued at less than cost .. .. 38 8 1 Fine inflicted for absence without leave .. Debtor discharged from the Navy .. .. 3 5 0 Payment to rating in excess of amount due Debtor discharged before recovery could .. 2 17 4 be made New Zealand Government Railways. Value of wagons .. .. .. Damaged beyond repair in accidents .. 2,432 18 6 Value of stores.. .. .. . . Lost, stolen, broken, or destroyed by fire 2,328 5 7 Advertising .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 127 12 0 Railage .. .. .. . . Debtors bankrupt, or unfinancial .. .. 32 7 7 Storage .. .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 19 0 Rents .. .. . . . . Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 61 13 7 Rents of departmental dwellings .. . . Remitted on account of sickness, or .. 176 16 2 financial difficulties Pensions. Value of typewriters .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 5 7 6 Value of radiator .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 1311 Police. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, or loss on realization .. 66 3 6 Picton police cottage .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. . . 35 10 0 Palmcrston—old police building .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 65 8 0 Post and Telegraph. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Deficient, obsolete, stolen, damaged, or 3,485 7 9 destroyed by fire Value of telephones .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 1,266 8 10 Value of motor-vehicles .. . . Loss on realization .. .. .. 696 5 5 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 171 8 0 Toll accounts .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, bankrupt, or un- .. 140 5 2 traceable Savings-bank deposits . . Defalcations by ex-postmaster .. .. 275 0 0 Savings-bank deposits .. .. .. Fraudulent withdrawal .. .. j .. 150 0 0 Sale of scrap metal .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. ,'t . . .. 222 17 6 Printing and Stationery. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, stolen, or loss on realization .. 255 15 9 Exchange .. .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 0 0 7 Prisons. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, lost, or destroyed .. .. j 319 9 10 Value of live-stock and poultry .. .. Died or loss on realization .. ..I 1,017 24 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. Scrapped .. .. .. .. 57 2 4 Invercargilf Borstal Institution .. .. Excessive book valuation .. .. 24,495 0 0 Medical treatment and maintenance of Debtors sentenced to gaol; committed .. 13 19 0 accused persons to mental hospital; untraceable Public Trust. Value of furniture and car .. . . Loss on realization .. .. .. 423 6 2 Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Securities depreciated and realized at a .. 7,647 19 4 loss Public Works. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Obsolete,deficient,short-delivered, broken, 9,020 1 8 destroyed by fire, or loss on realization Value of stores, Bunnythorpe Substation .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 214 15 1 Value of horses .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 73 18 10 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 696 14 0 Value of buildings .. .. .. Destroyed by fire, or loss on realization 427 10 0 Horahora plant .. .. .. I Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 2,501 7 3 Post Office building, Dunedin .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 4,125 0 0 Sale of scrap material .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 9 8 1 Sale of bricks . . .. .. .. Company in liquidation .. .. .. 20 0 0 Fares and wharfage charges due by workmen \ Debtors untraceable, or earnings insuffi- .. 10 5 10 cient to cover the amount owing Damage to fence .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2 14 11 Railage and shunting .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 1376 Bus inspection .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, or untraceable .. .. 10 0 Renovation of table .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 17 10 Demurrage charges .. .. .. Department unable to collect, legal action .. 19 14 - inadvisable Rent of cottages .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances .. .. 20 4 10 Repairs to departmental motor - truck Debtor disclaimed responsibility for .. 5 17 damaged in collision damage Value of posts used by Department to Company declined to accept liability, the .. 0 8 0 replace some found defective original posts having been passed by the Inspector