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APPENDIX.

STATEMENT OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, AND VALUE OF STORES, ETC., IN RESPECT OF WHICH AUDIT CONCURRENCE HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE WRITING-OFF AND DISCHARGE FROM THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT SINCE LAST REPORT.

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Department and Particulars. Eeason lor writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Agriculture. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, obsolete, and un- 297 17 6 serviceable Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Value of buildings and stores . . .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 100 9 2 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died, destroyed, and deficient .. 458 4 1 Value of publications .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 41 0 6 Refund of legal expenses .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 10 0 0 Sales of hay .. .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. ' .. 228 17 0 Testing fees .. .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 6 6 0 Repairs to cars and truck damaged in acci- Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 78 8 1 dents Air. Value of stores .. .. .. . . Deficient, broken, and loss on realization 62 17 8 Value of aeroplane engines and parts . . Loss on realization" . . .. .. 318 15 0 Army. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, 685 3 10 destroyed by fire, and loss on realization Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 39 11 9 Value of equipment and clothing on issue to Lost, untraceable, and destroyed by fire 41 6 8 trainees Value of clothing .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 076 Value of rifles .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 664 Value of horses .. .. .. . . Lost, died, and destroyed .. .. 224 5 1 Value of blankets .. .. .. Handed over to Wellington City Mission 151 14 Uniform allowance .. .. .. Soldiers discharged as medically unfit— .. 2 8 8 collection of refund waived Customs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 11 10 9 Education. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient and broken .. . . 55 18 10 Value of live-stock . . .. . . Died .. .. .. .. 50 1 3 Value of horse .. .. .. .. Destroyed .. .. .. .. 11 16 0 Balances of boarding-allowances; loans re- Remitted by Government. Cabinet ap- .. 24,990 19 4 payable by students proval (closing colleges in 1934, &c.) Travelling-expenses of boys attending special Debtors unable to pay .. . . .. 3 15 1 school for feeble-minded Court orders, arrangements, &c. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, untraceable, rleecased .. 4,798 10 3 Various small items ; Correspondence School Amounts irrecoverable .. .. .. 24 19 0 bad debts Advances for school fares .. .. Board not in a position to repay .. .. 300 0 0 External Affairs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient and broken .. .. 175 12 6 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 14 13 5 Furniture .. . . .. .. Broken .. ..... .. .. 9 10 9 Rent, Matua lease, New Zealand Reparation Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Estates Government Accident Insurance. Remission of interest (1st October, 1935, to Debtor unfinancial (remission of interest .. 248 15 0 31st December, 1936) under agreement for sale and purchase to save security) Health. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, and 408 14 4 loss on realization Value of live-stock .. .. .. Destroyed .. .. .. .. 15 17 6 Maintenance and treatment .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .._ .. .. 3,786 9 1 Sera supplied .. .. .. ■ . Deceased ; no assets .. .. .. 0 6 10 Repairs to car damaged in accident . . Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 82 1 1 Housing. Rent instalments and principal .. ,. Debtors unfinancial .. .. , ., 1,523 7 5,