B. —1 [Pt. ll].

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

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Claims abandoned. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Health. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of building on Quail Island .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 100 0 0 Value of crockery .. .. • • Accidentally broken .. .. .. 514 17 3 Value of live-stock .. .. . • Destroyed or died .. .. .. 100 5 0 Value of motor-vehicles .. • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 1,515 18 6 Value surplus stores, Queen Mary Hospital Loss on realization .. .. .. 213 19 fx Motor-ambulances .. .. •• Handed over free to various Hospital 4,187 0 0 Boards and associations Value of stores on charge to various insti- Issued gratuitously .. .. .. 414 8 .9. tutions Value of stores on charge to various insti- Lost, stolen, broken, &c. .. .. 147 2 11 tutions Exchange on cheque .. .. . • Cost of recovery not warranted .. •. 0 10 Salary overpaid .. .. •. Person to whom paid has left the Service .. 16 19 2 on account of sickness and is in distressed circumstances Bacteriological examination .. .. Liability disputed, examination in interests . • 15 0 of public health Vaccine supplied to Waipawa Hospital Board Insufficient information in support of claim, .. 7 18 11 which Board maintained had been settled Board and lodgings of Red Cross Society's In consideration of services performed for • ■ 22 2 0 representative at Pukeora Sanatorium patients Balance of burial expenses of G. Mihotioh . . Full amount of debt not available when . . 7 12 4 estate wound up Fees due for ambulance-hire .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances .. .. .. 15 11 11 Maintenance fees, &c., due to various insti- Debtors bankrupt, untraceable, or in poor . . 12,509 6 5 tutions circumstances Maintenance and treatment in various in- Free treatment of staff .. .. .. 101 17 0 stitutions Miscellaneous services and supplies .. Debtors in poor circumstances .. ... .. 73 13 10 Fees for dental treatment and surgical Liability not accepted by debtors .. .. 0 19 0 appliances Bacteriological report .. .. .. Debtor left New Zealand .. .. .. 0 5 0 Maintenance and treatment in Rotorua Unable to collect —liability disputed .. . . 1 16 6 Cottage Hospital Maintenance and treatment in Rotorua Allowance made to Tourist Department . • 110 Cottage Hospital officer injured on duty Maintenance and treatment, Queen Mary Half-fees concession to lodge member .. .. 87 6 0 Hospital, Hanmer Maintenance and treatment, St. Helens Misunderstanding as to fees chargeable for .. 10 3 7 Hospital, Christchurch infants Industries and Commerce. Value, German dyes .. .. .. Loss on disposal .. .. .. 51 2 11 Subsidies overpaid to various millers .. Not recoverable at law .. .. .. 247 0 0 Wheat supplied to millers .. .. Weight disputed .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Internal Affairs. Value, motor-car (High Commissioner's Office) Loss on realization .. .. .. 66 13 6 Value, typewriter, buggy, harness, andfurni- Loss on realization ... .. .. 16 8 1 ture Departmental property .. .. .. Missing .. .. .. .. 1171 Cost of passage to New Zealand, £33 ; inci- Debtor an inmate Seaeliff Mental Hospital .. 44 18 0 dental expenses, £11 18s. Loss of principal and interest on loan .. Debtor unable to meet obligations .. .. 793 15 0 Justice. Shortage of administration fees, Hamilton Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 6 5 0 Supreme Court Registry Labour. Value of typewriters .. .. .. Broken beyond repair, unserviceable .. 13 16 0 Value of property (departmental) . . Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 3 1 10 " Labour Laws " (six copies) .. .. Lost .. .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 Filing fees on application lodged with Clerk Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 12 0 of Awards Fines, penalties, kc. .. .. .. Debtors deceased or whereabouts unknown .. 537 14 2 Fares advanced to persons proceeding to Debtors untraceable .. .. .. .. 88 13 9 employment Lands and Survey. Value of material from garage .. .. Loss on disposal .. .. .. 1 17 6 Value of posts .. .. .. Lost .. .. .. .. 27 7 6 Value of coal .. .. .. .. Short delivered .. .. .. 17 12 7 Value of office equipment .. .. Lost and broken .. .. .. 28 14 6 Book value of motor-vehicles .. .. Less on realization .. .. .. 64 10 4 Principal (£505) and interest (£119 9s. 8d.) on Debtor sold up by mortgagees, nothing .. 624 9 8 promissory note for advance for purchase available for Department of grass-seed (Waimarino Bush Fire relief) Loss of rent .. .. .. ,. Irrecoverable—debtors deceased .. .. 256 2 8 Rents due from late Native owners . Unable to collect .... . . .. 13 8 7 Loss of rents .. .. .. . . Debtors bankrupt .. .. • 138 9 4 Loss of rents . . . . .. . . Debtors without means . . . . . . 1,198 14 8 Loss of rents .. .. .. .. Debtors'addresses unknown, and unable to .. 9,260 13 7 collect Interest and rerits .. .. .. Loss on realization . ... .. .. 3 13 8