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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. _ Public Works —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of various offices, dwellings, and huts.. Destroyed by fire and floods .. .. 1,282 8 8 Value of motor-vehicle .. .. .. Destroyed by train collision .. .. 52 0 0 Value of horses .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 71 10 0 Value of water-race, Mount Ida .. .. Loss on transfer from Mines Department.. 2,900 15 0 Sale of canteen stores .. .. .. Debtors untraceable or deceased .. .. 16 8 1 Sale of canteen stores .. .. .. Amount misappropriated by ex-officer of .. 2 7 3 the Department Washing mattresses .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. .. 0 5 0 Sale of coal .. .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Motor-lorry fees .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. .. 80 2 8 Cost of fencing.. .. .. .. Debtor in poor circumstances .. .. .. 2 7 6 Water rates .. .. .. .. Quantity of water supplied disputed .. .. 26 16 0 Electric-current supplies .. .. Company in liquidation .. .. .. 59 6 3 Freight .. .. .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. .. 18 0 Rent of offices .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 35 3 4 State Advances Office. Advances to settlers .. .. Properties and stock realized at a loss .. .. 5,204 11 5 State Advances—Workers' Branch. - Balance of principal .. .. .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. 188 9 & State Advances—Repatriation Section. Value of furniture .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 724 12 8 Loans granted to returned soldiers for busi- Debtors bankrupt, deceased, untraceable, .. 11,880 7 8 ness or furniture or in straitened circumstances State Advances—Housing Section. Rent, instalments, and solicitors' costs .. Debtors in poor circumstances or untrace- .. 618 18 4 able State Advances—Cold Storage. Balance of loan .. .. A • Loss after uncalled capital given as security .. 547 10 0 had been paid up State Forest Service. Value of franking-machine .. .. Machine completely worn out .. .. 16 0 0 Value of horses .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Lost or broken .. .. .. 39 2 0 Ground rents sawmilling licenses .. Mills cut out and licenses surrendered .. .. 12 1 6 Tourist and Health Resorts. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken, lost, or unserviceable .. .. 315 17 7 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. .. .. .. 8 10 6 Value of stores.. .. .. .. Loss on sale .. .. .. 9 4 6 Value of Ball Hut, Mount Cook .. .. Destroyed by avalanche .. .. 245 13 0 Fees, Rotorua Sanatorium and Isolation Debtors in indigent circumstances or un- .. 4,565 0 3 Hospital traceable Treasury. Value of stores.. .. .. .. Broken or deficient at stocktaking; loss 48 1 2 on sale Orchard manuring advances .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 92 17 II Valuation. Fees .. .. .. ,. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 30 3 9 47,737 13 3 374,718 1 0 V J £422,455 14 3