B.—l [PT. ll].

APPENDIX,

STATEMENT OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, AND VALUE OF STORES, ETC., IN RESPECT OF WHICH AUDIT CONCURRENCE HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE WRITING-OFF AND DISCHARGE FROM THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT SINCE LAST REPORT.

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Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. ' — ~ ' " * Agriculture. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Loss on sale, deficient, broken, obsolete, 343 2 8 stolen, or burnt Value of stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 284 19 3 Value of publications .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 3 4 9 Value of improvements .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 8 0 2 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 36 2 10 Value of instrument .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 1 1 10 Quarantine charges on dogs .. .. Debt compromised; difference between .. 4 0 6 old and new rates Contribution towards salary of Farm Dairy Dairy company in liquidation.. .. .. 2 5 8 Instructor Clearing noxious weeds .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 9 12 0 Poultry bulletin.. .. .. .. Draft on foreign bank dishonoured .. .. 0 1-5 Fumigation charges .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 Fruit destruction .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 Herd-testing fees .. .. .. Debtor deceased .. .. .. .. 7 6 0 Slaughtering and inspection fees .. .. Debtors unfinancial; fees reduced on .. 24 8 6 account of earthquake Translation of summonses .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Audit. Value of office equipment .. .. Unserviceable .. .. .. 7 15 5 Audit fees .. .. .. .. Fees reduced or remitted owing to special .. 26 1 0 circumstances Customs. Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 210 0 0 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen or destroyed .. .. .. 409 Defence. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, stolen, broken, destroyed by 34,502 8 5 fire, or loss on realization Value of horses .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 122 5 3 Value of buildings .. .. .. Destroyed by fire, or loss on realization 1,063 0 0 Value of clothing and equipment on issue to Untraceable or destroyed by fire .. 60 17 4 trainees Value of stores .. .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 65 6 8 Value of aeroplanes .. .. .. Crashed while on loan to aero club or 484 5 4 damaged Hire of stores .. .. .. .. Charges remitted in consideration of losses .. Ill 3 9 sustained in earthquake; stores used in connection with unemployment relief Sale of wagon-cover .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Repairs to gate-posts .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure; posts damaged .. 7 15 0 by bolting horses during military training operations Education. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen, broken, deficient, or obsolete .. 1,204 8 2 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 369 2 9 Maintenance fees .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances, untrace- .. 1,369 2 10 able, or deceased Sale of timber and basket-willow .. .. Debtors bankrupt or unfinancial .. .. 37 18 7 Advertising in Education Gazette .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 4 5 3 Tuition fees, American Samoan children .. Father of children claims British descent .. 13 10 0 External Affairs. Value of ship " Lady Roberts" .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 1,943 18 3 Repairs to cottage, Samoa .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 36 14 9 Rent, board, supplies, and sundry services, Debtors unfinancial or deceased. Charges .. 262 6 2 New Zealand Reparation Estates in dispute Government Accident Insurance. Interest under agreement for sale and purchase Remitted in order to save security .. .. 199 0 0