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

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Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. War Expenses Account Air— £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores Lost, broken, &c. 110,345 19 11 Value of stores Deficient. 51,868 14 6 Value of stores Stolen 2,384 12 10 Value of stores Destroyed by fire 3,868 14 9 Value of fuel Evaporated .; 71,557 8 7 Compensation for loss of persona] Nugatory expenditure 18 I 0 effects Money lost by theft Irrecoverable 36 14 6 Money lost in Tauranga Harbour Irrecoverable 130 7 4 Pay and allowances overpaid.. Irrecoverable 224 14 7 Penalty on rates Irrecoverable 8 1 11 Rations supplied to officers' mess Irrecoverable 117 6 8 Repairs to motor-vehicles damNugatory expenditure 30 3 3 aged in accidents Value of containers returned to Company in liquidation 157 0 10 supplier Warrants and cheques cashed by Irrecoverable 74 7 1 unauthorized persons Army — N.Z. Units and Depots— Value of stores Lost, broken, &c. 195,033 3 11 Value of stores . Deficient 41,720 18 10 Value of stores Stolen 2,406 18 1 Value of stores Destroyed by fire 295,382 18 8 Value of stores Gratuitous issues 313 15 4 Value of motor-vehicles Unserviceable 3,135 9 0 Compensation for loss of perNugatory expenditure 3818 0 sonal effects Harvesting labour.. Irrecoverable 21 19 11 Money lost in Italy ' Irrecoverable 625 0 0 Pay and allowances overpaid Irrecoverable 439 4 4 Warrants and cheques cashed Irrecoverable 99 13 0 by unauthorized persons 3rd DivisionValue of stores Lost, broken, &c. 37,440 7 2 Value of stores Deficient 12 0 0 Value of stores Stolen 357 13 1 Value of stores Destroyed by fire 1,264 5 11 Navy— Value of stores Lost, broken, &c. 21,935 2 4 Value of stores Stolen 252 18 2 Value of stores Loss on issue 2,530 5 8 , . Pay and allowances overpaid .. Irrecoverable 20 16 0 Repairs to vehicles damaged in Nugatory expenditure 77 10 9 accidents Sale of S.s. " Wairua " Loss on realization ,. 24,000 0 0 Agriculture: Services Vegetable Projects—Value of tractors, tools, impleLoss on sale 10,159 15 11 ments, &c. Value of buildings and other imLoss on sale 28,854 19 4 provements Defence Services Provision Office — Value of stores .. Lost, broken, &c. 158 0 2 Value of stores .. Stolen 45 4 11