B. — l [Pt. J I].

Schedule of Imperfect Vouchers passed, etc. —continued.

Statement of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown, or Value of Stores, etc., required to be written off and discharged from the Public Account.

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-Name. Particulars. j No. J Amount, j Total Amount. Railway Department. £ s. d. £ s. d. C. McLean .. .. . . Meals while on transfer .. .. .. 1 115 0 P. J. Doolan .. .. .. Motor fare .. .. .. .. 1 0 12 0 D. Clifford .. .. .. Meals .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 5 10 H. D. Aeland .. .. .. Steamer fare, taxi-hire, and typing .. . . 1 8 2 6 „ .. .. .. Telegrams .. .. .. .. 2 069 E. Jaeobson .. .. .. Meals while on transfer .. .. .. l 1 10 0 Hunt and Alcock .. .. Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 1 15 0 M. Corkin .. .. .. Meals while on transfer .. .. .. 1 0 13 9 14 10 10 Stamp Duties Department. D. W. O'Neil .. .. .. | Board and lodging .. .. .. | 1 | 0 16 0 | 0 16 0 Department of Tourist and Health, Resorts. J. W. Clarke .. .. .. | Sleeping-berths, New South Wales railways .. J 1 | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 Treasury Department. A. E. Cockburn .. .. .. I Taxi-hire .. .. ,. ..II 0 12 6 Bank of New Zealand .. .. | Car-hire, collection mutilated silver.. .. | 1 ! 1 10 6 | 1 2 3 0 Valuation Department. D.Craig .. .. .. | Meals .. .. .. .. .. | 1 | 1 II 0 1 11 0 Total .. . . .. .. .. .. .. £555 8 6

Claims abandoned. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Agriculture. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of bound volumes of New Zealand Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 0 18 0 Journal of Agriculture Value of stores, &c., on charge at various Lost, broken, stolen,or unaccounted for.. 2,560 5 4 district offices Value of live-stock on charge to various in- Lost through death, destroyed, &c. .. 613 7 8 stitutions Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost in transit .. .. .. 5 19 7 Value of bicycle .. .. .. Allegedly stolen .. .. .. 6 0 0 Value of motor-vehicles, launoh, and horse Loss on sale .. .. .. .. 107 9 10 Value of stores supplied, &c. .. .. Indigent circumstances .. .. .. 10 10 8 Slaughtering fees .. .. .. Company in liquidation .. .. . . 10 0 0 Balance of railage on inooulated soil .. Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 0 19 Dairy-produce grading debts .. .. Debtors bankrupt .. .. .. . . 29 6 7 Audit. Value of office furniture.. .. .. Missing, broken, &c. .. .. .. 9 7 9 Defence. Capital value of motor-vehicles held by Loss on transfer to Post and Telegraph 21,702 4 5 War Expenses Department Value of stores .. .. .. j Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 53 15 11 Value of stores, equipment, &c., Drill-hall, j Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 10,033 1 6 Lower Hutt Value of equipment on issue to trainees .. j Untraceable and destroyed by fire .. 56 2 3 Value of stores .. .. .. Lost, stolen, &c., during military pageants 147 12 Value of stores, equipment, &e., on issue .. Lost, stolen, broken, &c. .. .. 673 8 3 Value of buildings, Tairoa Heads.. .. Loss on disposal .. .. 2,804 0 1 Value of stores, &c. .. .. .. Deficient at stock-taking—unable to fix 648 15 10 responsibility Value of stores held by units .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 100 14 7 Education. Value of buildings, concrete-mixer, and Loss on disposal .. .. .. 2,499 18 1 clothing Value of stores deficient.. .. .. Unable to fix responsibility .. .. 550 9 9 Value of stores .. .. .. Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 71 3 6 Value of cheese and produce .. .. Stolen, deteriorated, and gratuitous issues 42 2 8 Amounts written off by Stipendiary Magis- Debtors in poor circumstances .. .. .. 8,518 11 11 trate under Destitute Persons Act, section 39 Maintenance fees, &c. .. .. .. Debtors in ill health and poor circumstances, .. 14,994 17 7 untraceable, &c. Imprest oash, Central Store .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Subscriptions, School Journal .. .. Unable to collect . . .. .. .. 2 7 0Exchange on cheques .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 3 7 9 Value of live-stock sold .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 10 0 Value of firewood sold .. .. .. Unable to colleot .. .. .. .. 1611