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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN OR VALUE OF STORES. ETC., REQUIRED TO BE WRITTEN OFF DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS

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i ■ , CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. ? gfcjll, i Caah - Treasury— £ a> d# £ s . d . Securities .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 1,416 6 8 War Assets Realization Board— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 329 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 43 1 1 Customs—• Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2 12 1 Land and Income Tax— Land and income tax .. .. .. Debtors left New Zealand, &c. .. .. .. 3,962 6 1 Audit— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. ,. 10 16 0 Internal Affairs — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irreooverable .. .. .. .. .. 352 5 9 Stores .. .. .. ., Lost, broken, defioient, &c. .. .. ' 32 9 4 Island Territories— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 52118 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 993 11 9 Printing and Stationery— Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. (excesses, 1,004 14 10 £765 8s. 5d.) Marine— Bad debt .. .. .. Irrecoverable.. .. .. .. .. 5 16 6 Stores .. ... .. .. Lost, broken, defioient, &o. .. .. 2,894 15 9 Labour— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 50 2 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. . . 24 1 7 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 62 16 3 Native,— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irreooverable .. .. .. .. .. 206 1 7 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or missing .. .. .. 12,763 15 5 Security .. .. ., .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 67 5 1 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 617 6 10 Electoral—• Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, defioient, &c. .. .. 5 6 2 National Service— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 128 3 8 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, defioient, &c. .. .. 967 4 2 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 16 5 0 Rehabilitation— Bad debts . . .. .. ., Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 0 17 7 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 22 17 6 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, defioient, &c. .. .. 18 3 4 Justice and Prisons— Bad debts . . .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 086 Live-stock .. .. .. ., Died, destroyed, &o. . . .. .. 1,974 14 8 Cash lost .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. . . 2 0 0 Stores .. .. ., .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 479 14 8 Police— Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 6 12 6 Lands and Survey— Advances .. .. .. .. Loss on realization of securities . . .. .. 1,490 8 5 Advances (small farms) .. .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. .. 1,926 15 6 Bad debts .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, &c. .. .. .. 6 075 4 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died, destroyed, &c. .. .. .. 26,932 12 11 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,364 4 10 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 194 15 4 Agriculture— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 22 0 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 3,069 3 0 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure . . .. .. .. 132 13 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 619 19 10 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 315 7 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 33 10 6 Stores .. .. .. . . Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 460 1 9 Scientific and Industrial Research— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. . . .. .. .. 50 18 9 Replacement of private stores burnt . . Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 6 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. ,. 21 1 4 ilines — Bad debts .. .. .. •.. Debtors unfinancial, &c. .. .. .. 18,967 18 11 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 9 0 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2,595 13 8 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 104 4 7 Carried forward .. .. .. 56,933 12 0 35,646 19 0~