B.—l IPT. 111.

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

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Department and Particulars. Keason for writing ofl. Value of Stores. Cash. Pensions. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 3 4 0 Pensions overpaid .. .. . • Debtors deceased .. .. .. 261 13 6 Police. Value of stores .. .. .. •• Stolen .. .. .. •• 0 11 5 Rent of cottage and reserves .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 18 4 8 Post and Telegraph. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost,, broken, unserviceable, 1,271 16 9 obsolete and destroyed by fire Value of stores .. .. •. • • Stolen .. .. .. .. 89 17 7 Value of telephones .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 940 15 3 Value of equipment .. .. •. Destroyed by fire .. .. 813 9 5 Repairs to motor-cars damaged in accidents Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 163 2 7 Toll accounts .. .. .. • • Debtors unfinancial and untraceable .. .. 173 3 8 Telephone connections and other services .. Debtors unfinancial and untraceable .. .. 211 16 3 Fraudulent manipulation of stamp-vending Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 1439 machines and telephone-box receipts Primary Products Marketing. Value of stores .. .. • ■ • • Deficient and unserviceable .. .. 2 10 8 Sale of goods .. .. .. • • Debtors bankrupt .. .. .. .. 21 7 5 Printing and Stationery. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken and unserviceable .. .. 2,022 16 5 Sale of publications . .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 0 17 8 Public Trust. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 282 17 2 Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 8,018 5 10 Public Works. Value of stores .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, 4,042 17 9 obsolete, destroyed by fire, and loss on realization Value of stores .. .. .. •• Stolen .. .. .. .. 479 12 11 Value of accommodation huts, tents, and Destroyed by fire and loss on demolition 2,181 2 10 buildings Value of boat .. .. .. .. Swamped .. .. .. .. 700 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 5 12 0 Value of horses .. .. ■. . • Destroyed .. .. .. .. 700 Sales of electric energy .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 69 6 6 Costs of electrical installations .. .. Remitted by Adjustment Commission .. .. 833 15 3 Cost of partitions erected in the State Fire J Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 728 5 6 Insurance building Repairs to motor-cars and compensation for Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 368 14 11 damage to private property Rents .. .. .. • • • ■ Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 67 17 4 Water rates .. •• •• Remitted by the Minister .. .. .. 2,714 0 3 Sales of goods and value of fares advanced .. Debtors unfinancial and untraceable .. .. 6 18 1 Southland Electric-power Board rates .. Remitted by Adjustment Commission .. .. 1,017 9 7 Sales of land, balance of interest, and principal Losses or resale and amounts remitted by .. 141 6 3 Adjustment Commission Contribution towards cost of roading and Irrecoverable .. .. .. 122 7 6 fencing Railways. Value of stores .. .. .. •• Deficient, lost, broken, obsolete, and 3,722 17 7 unserviceable Value of stores .. .. .. . • Stolen .. ■. . • •. 1 15 9 Value of cars, vans, and wagons .. .. Damaged .. .. .. .. 5,337 14 7 Rents .. .. .. .. . • Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 505 14 3 Freights and repairs .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 86 11 6 Contribution to cost of overbridge.. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. . 19 19 8 Scientific and Industrial Research. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken, unserviceable, lost, deficient, and 29 17 1 loss on realization Value of plant .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 075 Compensation for destruction of fruit-trees .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 2 9 2 Value of official stamps lost .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 16 3 Stamp Duties. License duty .. .. .. .. Company in liquidation .. .. .. 225 0 0 Conveyance duty .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 63 0 0 Penalties .. .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand (Housing Branch). Housing rents .. .. . . .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2,842 14 4