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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, ETC. —continued.

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. . ■ value oi r a ob J i Stores, &c. | oasn - _ £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 70,462 7 11 72,482 4 6 Navy— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 16 8 Cash Clothing Account.. .. .. Looses on repayment issues, &c. .. .. 1,292 19 3 Provision Account .. . . .. Losses on issues, condemnations, &c. .. 314 7 8 Naval stores .. .. .. .. Losses on issues .. . . . . 905 18 9 Naval stores .. .. .. . . Loss on realization .. . . . . 86 2 4 Naval stores .. .. .. .. Loss, broken, &c. .. .. .. 557 4 4 Army— Bad debts .. .. . . .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. . . .. 40 13 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 1,169 11 6 Clothing and equipment .. .. Lost or destroyed while on issue to trainees 158 16 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed . . . . .. 20 5 2 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 110 0 2 Stores .. .. . . . . Deficient .. . . .. .. 224 13 5 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &e. .. .. .. 595 13 11 Air— Airframe .. .. . . . . Destroyed in crash . . .. . . 733 5 0 Aeroplanes .. .. .. .. Destroyed in crash .. .. 4,924 4 4 Aeroplanes .. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 405 15 11 Boat .. .. .. . . Damaged .. .. . . . . 25 3 6 Equipment .. .. .. . . Destroyed in crashes .. .. . . 18 14 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 224 16 1 Stores .. .. .. . . Lost, broken, &c. .. . . .. 76 10 3 Lands and Survey— Advances .. .. . • .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. 16,463 9 0 Advances (small farms) .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. 14,044 3 2 Bad debts .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. . . .. .. 12 18 6 Buildings .. .. .. .. Useless .. .. .. . . 432 13 9 Building interest .. .. . • Debtor unfinancial .. .. . . .. 3 6 8 Departmental car .. .. . • Loss on realization .. . . .. 29 15 5 Departmental car .. . . .. Refund of purchase-price . . .. .. 68 15 0 Departmental car .. .. .. Unsuitable for district .. . . .. 71 3 8 Equipment .. .. .. .. Worn out, &c. .. .. 15,165 6 11 Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. . . 13 2 0 Insurance .. .. . . .. Debtors unfinancial . . . . .. . . 2 7 7 Interest .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2,392 13 9 Interest .. .. .. Reduction in rate to 5 per cent. .. .. .. 2 2 11 Kauri-gum Consignor's Account.. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 445 18 7 Law-costs .. .. .. . • Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4116 Lithographs .. . . .. .. Lost, obsolete, &c. .. . . . . 17 13 6 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 12,666 13 8 Plant and machinery .. .. .. Reduction in book value .. .. 7,769 6 5 Re-erecting privately-owned fence .. Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. .. 10 5 10 Repairs to cars .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 190 5 10 Rents .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 10,846 16 0 Royalties .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 77211 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 22 18 2 Stores .. .. ... . • Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 54 4 10 Survey liens .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. . . . . .. 46 6 3 Agriculture— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 5711 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 2,359 18 9 Publications .. .. .. .. Free issues .. .. . . . . 190 2 6 Repairs to cars .. . . .. Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. .. 26 4 4 Stores .. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. . . . . 63 15 3 Stores > .. .. . . .. Lost, broken, &e. .. .. .. 64 7 8 Scientific and Industrial Research — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Compensation .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 0 3 6 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 8 12 5 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss, broken, &c. .. .. .. 13 10 10 Mines — Advances to workmen . . .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 62 6 9 Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 271 19 8 Live-stock .. . . .. .. Died or destroyed .. . . . . 6 10 0 Stores .. .. . . • • Deficient .. .. .. .. 79 2 4 Stores .. .. .. . . Loss on realization .. .. . . 30 9 0 Stores .. .. . ■ ■ . Lost, broken, &c. .. . . . . 125 4 3 Stores .. .. •• Coal lost in transit, deficient, &c... .. 1,194 10 0 Stores .. .. . . .. Stone removed from coal .. .. 32 5 0 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 9 2 9 Carried forward .. .. .. 122,594 14 6 117,633 10 8