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

Department and Particulars. Iieason for writing off. Claims aband Value of Stores. Claims abandoned. doned. Cash. Defence —continued. Value of one Dennis motor-lorry banded over to Samoan Administration Medical stores issued to Health Department Value of clothing Amount advanced by High Commissioner to a military scholarship-holder, to enable him to obtain a degree at Cambridge Value of goods stolen from A.S.C. grocery store, Buckle Street, Wellington Value of equipment Value of equipment and stores Free gift by direction of Cabinet. Receipt disputed by the Health Department Lost, in " Tasman " wreck AH efforts to effect recovery unsuccessful Free j Recei Lost i All efl Culpr Losl i Lost i gift by direction of Cabinet ipt disputed by the Health Depart in " Tasman " wreck Sorts to effect recovery unsuccesi rits cannot bo traced in transit in flood at Eskdalo < 'amp. . £ s. d. 625 0 0 tment 16 8 12 12 0 3Sf ul 5 3 7 417 5 10 566 18 4 £ s. d. 625 0 0 t 10 8 12 12 0 £ s. d. > i 121 8 6 £ s. 121 t Culprits cannot bo traced 5 3 7 r Lost in transit. Lost in flood at Eskdale Camp.. 417 5 10 566 18 4 I Education. Stocks of clothing at Central Stores, Wellington, reduced by direction of Cabinet The amount, stated represents the difference between purchase and selling prices The a eno nl'it amount, stated represents the di 3e between purchase and sel ces iffer- 1,144 7 5 filing 1,144 7 5 Forestry. Value of equipment Value of plates, &c, Rotorua Conservation Region Value of workmen's hut, Green vale Plantation Value of motor-cycle and side-car Lost or broken Removed from mess-room pru Lost c Remo Destrc Dama :ces or broken lived from mess-room :oyed by fire aged by accident 23 8 11 13 4 25 0 0 35 0 0 23 8 11 1 3 4 i Destroyed by fire Damaged by accident 25 0 0 35 0 0 I I Health. Value of equipment on issue to nurses Value of stores at St. Helens Hospital, Auckland ; Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer; King George V Hospital, Rotorua ; and the Otaki Sanatorium Value of sera, Wellington Value of stores Otaki Sanatorium and Isolation Hospital fees Maintenance and treatment at St. Helens Hospital, Wellington Value of anti-tetanus serum Lost Lost, stolen, or rendered unserviceable .. Lost while being removed Handed over to various hospital clinics .. Bad de bts Debtors in poor circumstances Lost Lost,: Lost v Handc Badd Debto Suppli lion 1 stolen, or rendered unserviceable while being removed led over to various hospital clinic: iebts .. jrs in poor circumstances .. lied in the interest of the pu l+.ll -.lurl 11>IW/lAlTa*a l.l/i 4 15 0 3 .. 895 12 7 0 8 9 as .. 658 0 3 lblic 4 15 0 895 12 7 0 8 9 658 0 3 79 1 188 16 6 16 79 1 3 188 16 0 Supplied in the interest of the public health, and irreeovorable Tests in the interest of the public health and on behalf of a charitable organization Debtors untraceable 6 16 0 Cost of bacteriological examination heal Tests : and i.Ith, and irreeovorable in the interest of the public hei I on behalf of A, charitable nraani^n salth OHhfftl-l 12 0 0 12 0 Sundry small amounts ana Debto l on Denall ot a charitable orgamza jrs untraceable .. atlon 0 3 3 0 3 Immigration. Total amount of outstanding accounts owing by sundry booksellers in respect of booklet " New Zealand " Efforts by distributors to effect recovery have proved fruitless Efforti have ts by distributors to effect recov i proved fruitless very 5 18 0 5 18 Justice. Hearing fees, tenement oases Fees outstanding, Magistrate's Court, Christchurch Department unable to collect .. Impossi ble to trace person responsible for theso shortages I )i-p;\r Impost theso rtment unable to collect .. fsible to trace person responsible d shortages ) for 5 3 0 0 17 0 5 3 0 17 Labour Department. Stolen, lost, or rendered unserviceable Lost 20 1 2 5 5 0 Value of stores.. Book of five factory-registration certificates Stolen, Lost l, lost, or rendered unserviceable 20 1 2 5 5 Land and Deeds. Fees short-paid in respect of two memoranda of transfer Nos. 24060 and 24061 Fees cannot be collected Fees ci ■annot be collected 1 0 0 1 0 Lands and Survey. Irrecoverable Lessees dead or untraceable Losses on realization 879 18 0 69 18 3 817 0 6 Rents Rents Advance made from Waimarino Bush Fire Relief Fund Discharged soldiers settlement:— *Loans granted to discharged soldiers Mortgage •. • ■ ' • . Value of buildings Interest and rents .. .. Losses on realization Reduoed Reduoed Realization of property insufficient to Irrecov Lessees Losses Losses Reduoe Reduoe Realiza (ViTTnl verable IS dead or untraceable i on realization on realization ed ed ation of property insufficient ir S 41,8 1 1 to .. 2,2 41,883 9 1 100 0 0 185 0 0 2,256 0 2 879 18 69 18 817 0 883 9 100 0 185 0 256 0 1 nsurance premiums Value of timber .. .. .. f cover Irrecoverable Stolon (debtor deceased) covei Irrecov Stolon I ;r verable (debtor deceased) ;; .. i 1 6 0 113 5 0 1 6 113 5 Marine Department. Fishing-gear imported in 1920 for Northern ] and Thames Fishermen's Union Tentage and three sectional steel masts at ] Three Springs Loss on realization .. .. . . i Destroyed by iire or lost Loss or Destroy n realization yed by lire or lost .. 2,406 18 11 21 11 7 2,406 18 11 21 11 7 Mines. Shortage in coal stocks at depots .. 1 Loss due to handling, evaporation, and 1 stone Free coal supplied to oertain members of staff in 1921 Loss di stone lue to handling, evaporation, ai e ind 1,001 10 7 1,001 10 7 Coal stooks .. .. .. .. 1 HlyOIlU Free co oal supplied to oertain members in 1091 lof 11 13 4 11 13 4 in 1UZ1 * Further losses j :s amounting to £35,328 are under Investigation. amount] jug IO £35,328 are under Investigation.