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

t i , , „ ,, , CLAIMS A Department and Particulars. iteason for writing off. „ Value of | ... I ! Stores, &o. | Cash - R , £ 8 - d - £ 8- dBrought forward .. .. .. 15,962 18 8 16,946 15 7 Navy— French Sloop " Dumont d'Urville " .. Docking charges waived ,. .. .. 8 8 6 Cash Clothing Account. . .. .. Loss on repayments .. .. .. 959 3 5 Loan Clothing Account .. . . Deficiencies .. .. .. . . 15 13 4 Provision Account .. .. . . Losses on issues .. .. .. 51 1 2 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient .. . . .. 47 10 0 Army— Bad debts .. .. . . . . Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 6 14 1] Hire charges .. .. .. .. Remitted . . . . . . .. . . 33 2 8 Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. Various .. . . . . . . .. I 9 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died, &c. .. .. .. .. 16 14 10 Clothing and equipment .. .. Lost on issue .. .. .. .. 85 11 4 Stores . . .. . . .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 579 15 7 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &e. .. .. 894 12 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 2,374 16 11 Stores . . .. .. . . Unfit for consumption .. ., .. 118 3 8 Shipping contract .. .. .. Damages for non-fulfilment .. .. .. 100 0 0 Lands and Survey— Interest .. .. .. .. Reduction . . .. .. .. .. 4,645 0 2 Repairs-to plant . . .. .. Irrecoverable . . .. .. .. 1115 8 Transport expenses . . .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Loss on realization .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 9,218 19 5 Loss on realization (small farms) .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3*397 10 0 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. . . .. .. . . 0 2 0 Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .... .. ., 16 0 0 Valuation fees .. .. . . Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. ,. 13 9 0 ICauri-gum Consignors Accounts .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 51 7 10 Royalty .. . . . . .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. . . .. 9 17 Rent . . .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial .. . . .. . . 7,242 5 5 Interest .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 1,029 0 2 Survey liens interest .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. . . , . ' 54 13 0" Chattels and improvements .. . . Depreciation . . . . .. .. . . 59 8 10 Equipment .. . . .. .. Lost, broken, worn out . . . . 184 8 1 Dredge No. 17 .. .. .. Revaluation .. .. ., .. 686 6 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 11 13 0 Lithographs .. .. . . .. Obsolete .. .. . . .. 46 14 0 !! Survey equipment . . . . .. Unserviceable .. .. . . . . 3 16 0 Departmental car .. .. ., Unserviceable .. .. .. .. 84 16 10 !! Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died, &c. ., .. .. .. 13,375 3 6 . . Agriculture— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 177 Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. Repairs to car .. .... .. .. 14 10 0 Postages .. . . .. .. Deficient . . . . .. .. .. 0 3 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 1,439 15 1 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 1,228 9 9 Stores, &e. .. .. .. .. Free issues .. . . . . .. 2 7 6 Stores, &c. .. . . . . .. Lost, broken, &c. .. . . .. 131 13 10 Industries and Oommerce, Tourist and Publicity— Bad debts . . .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 199 8 3 Buildings . . ., .. . . Loss 011 demolition • • ■ . .. 175 12 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 57 18 6 Stores .. . . .. .. Loss 011 realization .. .. .. 16 8 0 Stores .. .. .. . . Lost, broken, deficient, &c. . . . . 1,488 6 6 Transport— Bad debts . . .. . . .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 3 15 0 Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. Various .. .. .. .. .. 115 16 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &c. .. .. ., 0 14 6 Health — Pees due to various institutions .. Debtors in poor circumstances .. .. .. 2,483 10 8 Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. Repairs to motor-vehicles .. . . .. 34 5 5 Mental Hospitals—• Grant to cover cost of damage by patient Nugatory expenditure .. . . . . .. 30 0 0 Live-stock . . .. .. . . Died or destroyed .. . . .. 803 6 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Deficient . . .. .. .. 349 18 2 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &e. .. .. . . 1,628 13 0 Carried forward .. .. 42,822 1 5 45,734 3 2