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B.—l [Pt. ll].

Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown, etc. — continued.

Claims abi andoned. Department and Particulars. Reason for Writing off. Value of Stores, Rents &c. Cash. Immigration. Cost of cables and telegrams scut on behalf of assisted immigrant who missed steamer at (lolon Debtor unable to pay £ s. d. £ s. d. 9 10 2 Internal Affairs. Pari advance to E. Ramsay whilst stranded in Sydney Value of one bicycle stolen Balance of advanoe by New Zealand ' tovernment Agent at Sydney to .1. ,1. Armstrong Debtor in necessitous circumstances due to unemployment and illness Unable to t race Debtor in necessitous circumstances 2 0 0 12 0 8 2 0 (i Labour. Unrefunded portion of fares, board and lodging, and supplies advanced to persons proceeding to employment Passage-money incurred in repatriating Mrs. Pcrreaii and family Amount of penalties and costs inflicted under the Indus! rial (lonoiliation and Arbitration Act, 1908 Value of factory registration certificates .. Efforts to trace debtors liave been unsuccessful Debtor unable to pay 195 0 3 44 15 0 Efforts to trace debtors have been unsuccessful 301 3 2 Host by Inspectors of Factories at Waihi and waikari —unable to trace Location of debtor unknown . 9 10 0 Fee for examining and comparing wreighinginstrument : ('. Taylor 5 1 0 Lands and Surrey. Value of fencing-posts .. Lost in Hood 12 0 0 Marine. Advances by High Commissioner to distressed New Zealand seamen Deficiency on realization of launch in connection with advance under the Fishing Industry Promotion Act, 1919 Value of seamen's collars Addresses unknown Mortgagor in poor circumstances and unable to pay 82 19 li 110 18 10 Unsaleable, and of no further use 51 Oil Mines. Coal Lease No. 53, Cromwell : Outstanding rent Val f stores and horses Lessee in i r circumstances and unable to pay Stores worn out, stolen, &o. ; horses destroyed owing to accident Company lias gone into liquidation 13 HI 0 50 5 3 Balance of principal mid interest owing by Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil-wells (Limited) Lignite license Mo. 20, Invercargill: Outstanding rent Costs due iii suit lor cancellation of a. coalprospecting license Amount due by .1. Manzoni for water supplied by Government water races. Kumara Rent owing on coal leases by Seaford Coal Company (Limited) Shortage of flrewood stocks and various articles at Government Firew l-depot License forfeited unable to trace debtor Licensee cannot be traced Mining claim abandoned licensee unable to pay Company in liquidation and lias no assets 1 5 0 17 It 0 640 14 6 1,714 10 7 0 4 0 Shortage in flrewood stocks impossible to account for articles worn oul and stolen. When wood was all sold out a shortage .n stocks was revealed of 1,148*, cords. Impossible to account for shortage. Coal Control Department oommenced operations July, 1919, and the yard was taken over by Mines Department 1st September, 1921. It was closed down 2sih September 1922. Shortages occurred before .Mines took over control. The Coal Control officers are not now in Government service Depot ceased taking firewood before advances repaid. Del.lor unable to payLoss due to handling, evaporation, and stone 3.297 (i 0 Advances made to contractor I'm supply of firewood to Government Firewood-depot Shortage in coal stocks at Wellington and Christchuroh State Coal-depots Eree issues of coal to depot managers and yard foremen 72 1 10 083 5 7 Concession now cancelled 46 7 8 Naval Defence. Overpayment Io seamen Ovci -payment ol allotment t.. able seaman W. Woodley Stores lost iii quarantine ai Motuihi by ship's company of H.M.S. " Chatham " Error due Io shortage of Accountancy Staff Irrecoverable Woodley having been discharged prior to discovery of error Unable Io trace responsibility for loss 17 18 0 8 8 0 14 17 5 Printing and Stationery. Outstanding accounts .. Irrecoverable Debtors deceased or addresses unknown 59 15 1