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STATEMENT OF SUMS RRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, AND VALUE OF STORES, ETC.—continued.

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Department and Particulars. j Reason for writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Printing and Stationery. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Unserviceable or deficient .. .. 16 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 0 12 6 Exchange .. .. .. .. Debtor deceased .. .. .. .. 0 0 6 Sale of publications and stationery .. Debtors bankrupt or unfinancial .. .. 4 7 3 Prisons. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen, lost, damaged, or deficient at 77 7 11 stock-taking Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 1,029 18 3 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 81 17 6 Terrace Gaol .. .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 17,550 7 10 Dental treatment for prisoner .. .. Prisoner discharged on account of ill .. 4 6 5 health, industry earnings insufficient to cover cost of treatment Medical treatment of accused persons .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4 9 0 Public Service Superannuation Fund. Loan on mortgage .. . . .. Loss on realization of securities .. .. 1,501 9 4 Public Works. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, broken, obsolete, deficient 2,054 8 0 at stock-taking, loss on realization, or destroyed by fire Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on realization or destroyed by fire 782 2 8 Value of horses .. .. .. .. Died or loss on realization .. .. 9 0 0 Value of machinery and plant .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 2,790 17 6 Value of tents .. .. .. .. Destroyed or lost during operations after 2,001 11 9 earthquake Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Destroyed by fire or loss on realization .. 498 6 8 Tauraroa Quarry (buildings and plant) .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 525 15 11 Pares and board of workmen .. .. Debtors untraceable or unfinancial. In- .. 175 10 10 formation as to total amount of deductions from wages not available owing to conditions due to earthquake in South Island Wages overpaid.. .. .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 4 6 7 Camp equipment, tools, and explosives .. Ex-officer responsible omitted to collect .. 147 4 10 before workmen left the district Stores supplied to workmen .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 19 15 0 Sale of building .. .. .. Department unable to collect .. .. 0 0 6 Sale of cement-bags .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Sand and slabs supplied .. .. .. Debtors untraceable .. .. .. 3 6 0 Benzine supplied through Citizens Relief Com- Information insufficient to substantiate .. 14 8 3 mittee, Napier, after earthquake charges against firms supplied Repairs to windows at workmen's camp .. Debtor unable to pay .. .. .. 0 7 6 Repairs to car .. .. .. .. Debtor deceased .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 Repairs to launch-propeller .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 16 8 Charge for lowering culvert .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. . . .. 28 6 0 Cost of clearing debris at Napier after earth- Charges considered excessive and reduced .. 190 0 0 quake accordingly. Wrong section cleared; no authority given for work Power Account, 10-per-cent. penalty for late Penalty reduced on account of exceptional .. , 2,231 4 11 payment by local bodies circumstances Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 55 8 8 Water rates .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 4,814 0 4 Water-power license fees .. .. .. Firm in liquidation .. .. .. .. 0 15 6 Freight charges .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 11162 Loss on lorry damaged in accident, charged to Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 ex-employee Inspection fee, electric line .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Electricity supplied .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2189 Scientific and Industrial Research. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken or unserviceable .. .. 27 2 4 Stamp Duties. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire or unserviceable .. 372 2 1 State Advances —Settlers Branch. Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 88,199 1 7 State Advances —Workers Branch. Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Loss on realization; debtors unfinancial .. 16,681 14 7 or untraceable