APPROPRIATION BILL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 December 1927, Page 2

APPROPRIATION BILL

HEAVY WAITINGS OFF (By Telegraph) ' (From “The Mail’s” Parliamentary Reporter). WELLINGTON, sth December. The Appropriation Bill, brought down in the House of Representatives to-day, authorises some heavy writings-off from State accounts, including £161,514 in cash and £419,301 in'stores'unaccounted for, or depreciated. The Treasury secures authoiity to write off £61,370 for securities redeemed out of public moneys as principal irrecoverable from debtors. This includes the -following: Fishing in dustry promotion, £1036; housing account, £19,468; mining advances, £12,519; cold storage advances, £7500; fruit preserving industry, £6008; general purposes relief, £4399; Rangitaiki land drainage, £15.500; swamjv drainage account, £SOOO. The Lands Department writes off £348,494 for loss on the realisation of securities in connection with discharged soldier settlement, and £51,930 for a/ rears of rent in the same account. Tim State Advances repatriation account writes off £6544 for losses on realisation of securities. The Railway Department writes off £7717 for cash misappropriated by offenders who have been sentenced. The Bill was passed.