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B— 1 [Pt. ll].

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

Claims abandoned. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Lands and Survey. £ s. d. £* s. d. Value of bicycle .. .. .. Lost .. .. .. .. 18 16 6 Value of motor-cars .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 107 14 Value of horse.. .. .. .. Died before delivery was made.. .. 27 0 0 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Untraceable or loss on sale .. .. 03 9 6 Rents .. .. .. .. Allowed as set-ofE against improvements .. 3 9 6 Rents .. .. .. .. Written off on account of smallness of .. 0 19 amount Rents .. .. .. .. Waived by Minister .. .. .. . . 33 12 0 Rents from Natives .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. . . 20 2 1 Rent from Natives .. .. .. Difficult to establish claim .. .. . . 705 9 7 Rents .. .. .. .. Remitted under section 7 Discharged .. 333 4 10 Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and section 124, Land Act, 1924 Rents .. .. .. .. Rebates allowed in error by ex-officer of . . 22 2 6 Department Rents .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, bankrupt.untraceable; .. 16,543 1 5 properties realized at a loss Amount of purchase price short-paid .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. . . 0 10 0 Royalties due on timber .. .. Debtor deceased .. .. .. . . 383 2 6 Royalty on sand .. .. .. Claim disputed—compromise arranged .. .. 18 18 0 Rates paid on property .. .. .. Property realized at a loss .. .. .. 73 19 6 Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. . . 87 18 9 Pate tonga tram freights.. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3 16 6 Insurance premiums .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. .. 6 12 3 Lithos and tracing .. .. .. Debtors untraceable or Department unable .. 0 19 0 to collect Legal costs .. .. .. .. Debtors untraceable or unfinancial .. .. 5 3 6 Advance for purchase of grass-seed .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 67184 Expenses of realization, commission on sale Properties realized at a loss, debtors un- . . 51 8 9 of property and advertising expenses .. financial or untraceable Survey lien and interest. . .. .. Error by ex-officer of Department .. .. 5 18 6 Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settle- Losses on realization of securities .. . . 266,722 15 8 ment Act Land for Settlements. Stores, including plant and machinery, Mt. Loss on realization .. .. .. 763 15 1 Pisa Settlement Value of sheep at Mt. Pisa, Clifton, and Died from various causes; or missing 2,129 0 0 Teviot Settlements Marine. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, damaged, &c. .. .. 68 6 6 Value of saleable charts .. .. Now obsolete .. .. .. 89 6 0 Azimuth tables .. .. .. Volume stolen .. .. .. 110 Value of oysters .. .. .. Unsaleable, £1 16s. ; stolen, 7s. .. 2 3 0 Value of kerosene .. .. .. Loss through leakage .. .. .. 30 13 6 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 16 13 6 Advance by High Commissioner .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 Boiler and machinery certificates .. Debtors bankrupt or untraceable, or .. 27 9 5 machinery not in use Foreshore rental .. .. .. Company wound up .. .. .. .. 1 18 11 Mental Hospitals. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, damaged, deficient, &c. .. .. 88 6 6 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died from various causes .. .. 284 18 0 Sale of produce .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 5 8 10 Sale of pigs .. .. .. .. Debtor unable to pay .. .. .. 32 7 4 Funeral expenses .. .. .. Relatives responsible untraceable or in .. 13 5 0 poor circumstances Mines. Plant, machinery, stores, &c., at MacDonald Loss on realization .. .. .. 2,880 13 10 Colliery Value of stores.. .. .. .. Damaged or useless .. .. 11 16 8 Shortages in coal stocks .. .. Loss in handling, or due to stone, evapora- 571 17 10 tion, &c. Value of drays and rope.. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 40 4 4 Stores at Liverpool Colliery .. .. Deficient at stock-taking .. .. 1,459 14 2 Value of mare .. ■. ■. Loss on sale .. .. .. 27 7 1 Value of horse .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 24 2 7 Sale of coal .. .. .. .. Debtors bankrupt .. .. .. . . 143 19 5 Sale of coal .. .. .. .. Small amounts which Department has .. 2 8 2 been unable to collect Rents under coal-mining leases .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances and unable .. 548 18 2 to pay Water supplied .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 2 16 8 National Provident and Friendly Societies. Value of office fittings .. .. .. Loss on disposal .. .. .. 22 7 9