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B.—l. [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. Railways. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, destroyed by fire, &c. .. 66 8 11 Repatriation. Buildings at Ruakura .. .. .. Loss on transfer to Agriculture Department 2,909 2 9 Buildings at Avonhead .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. 1,746 17 6 Stamp Duties. Amusements-tax .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 8112 State Advances. Advances to Settlers .. .. .. Properties and stock realized at a loss .. .. 7,907 9 5 State Advances, Repatriation Section. Loans granted to returned soldiers for busi- Debtors bankrupt, deceased, untraceable, .. 6,822 19 3 ness or furniture or in straitened circumstances Repayment of instalments on loans .. Misappropriated by ex-officer of the Re- .. 3 15 10 patriation Department State Advances —Housing Section. Arrears of rent.. .. .. .. Department unable to recover .. .. .. 166 12 6 Principal and interest .. .. .. Assets realized at a loss .. .. .. 2,673 6 0 State Advances—Workers Branch. Balance of principal .. .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. 87 6 0 State Advances—Fishing Industry Promotion. Balance of principal .. .. .. Vessels realized at a loss, £636 2s. 7d.; .. 677 10 3 launch wrecked, £141 7s. 8d. State Advances —•Fruit-preserving Industry. Loan to Fruit-evaporating Company .. Asset as taken over from the Department .. 1,000 0 0 of Agriculture written off in accordance with Cabinet minute State Forest Service. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, or destroyed by fire .. 33 12 9 Value of horses .. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 13 14 9 Sundry stores .. .. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 65 15 4 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 125 8 7 Grazing fees .. .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 106 6 1 Royalty on silver-pine sleepers .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. .. 5 5 0 Timber illegally cut .. .. .. Inability to prove trespass .. .. .. 1 12 0 Rent of sawmill and site .. .. Liability denied .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Tourist and Health Resorts. Value of typewriter .. .. .. Overvalued in 1921 —now obsolete and 12 10 0 useless Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, missing, &c. .. .. 69 15 1 Treatment, Rotorua Sanatorium .. .. Debtors in indigent circumstances or un- .. 104 0 3 traceable Treasury. Loan to orchardists from General Purposes Debtors bankrupt .. .. .. .. 180 18 4 Account Principal and interest on account of loan to Company insolvent .. .. .. .. 1,29608 dairy company Valuation. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost, broken, obsolete, or stolen .. 35 5 4 Value of office furniture.. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. .. 3 12 11 Fees .. .. .. .. .. Debtors bankrupt, in poor circumstances, .. 11 13 10 deceased, or untraceable 63,399 4 1 326,605 6 11 J Total .. .. .. .. £390,004 11 0