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 realization, deficient, broken, 155 13 4 obsolete, stolen, or destroyed by fire Value of live-stook .. .. .. Died, destroyed, or deficient .. .. 415 2 11 Value of publications .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 1 13 9 Value of firewood .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 0 13 0 Value of buildings .; .. .. Loss on realization or demolition .. 334 2 8 Value of land .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 227 0 0 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 39 2 5 Mamaku farm .. .. .. • • Loss on realization .. .. .. 3,040 13 Official stamps .. .. .. .. Deficient ., .. .. .. .. 1 18 5 Contribution towards salary and expenses of Company in liquidation .. .. .. 16 19 7 Farm Dairy Instructor Herd-testing fees .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 4 12 8 Dairy-produce grading-fees .. .. Companies in liquidation .. .. .. 10 1 Slaughtering and inspection fees .. .. Debtors bankrupt. Fee on actual stock .. 10 16 0 slaughtered, instead of minimum fee, accepted on account of trouble with slaughtermen Quarantine fees .. .. .. Fees remitted on account of animal dying .. 1 10 6 while in quarantine Fruit destruction .. .. .. Debtor in poor circumstances .. .. 0 3 9 Fumigation of lemons .. .. .. Debtor in poor circumstances .. .. 0 5 0 Hay supplied in connection with starving Debtor unfinanoial .. .. .. .. 3 4 6 stock, Wairarapa Sale of potatoes.. .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances or deceased .. 2 8 5 Sale of wine .. .. .. . ■ Debtors bankrupt or unfinanoial .. .. 2 12 0 Sale of condemned stock .. .. .. Company insolvent .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Stationery supplied to farm student .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 2 3 Audit. Audit fees .. .. .. .. Fee reduced owing to special circum- .. 8 110 stances Defence. Value of stores .. .. .... Deficient, stolen, broken, destroyed by 24,125 8 6 fire, or loss on realization Value of horses .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 116 10 0 Value of buildings .. .. .. Handed over on surrender of lease .. 437 0 0 Value of clothing and equipment on issue to Untraceable or destroyed by fire .. 98 17 9 trainees Value of aeroplane engines .. .. Loss on realization .. .. 1,956 9 6 Value of aeroplanes .. .. .. Destroyed in crashes .. .. 1,690 0 2 Value of spares .. .. .. .. Destroyed in crash while on loan .. 235 16 0 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Damaged in accident .. .. 10 9 10 Value of equipment .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 27 8 7 Hire of tent .. .. .. , • Ordinary charge remitted .. .. .. 14 13 7 Hire of camp equipment .. .. .. Used for unemployment camps .. .. 40 0 0 Hire of blankets .. .. .. Issued on free loan for unemployed relief .. 5 10 0 purposes Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. Ill 10 9 Freight on uniform supplied to foreign war Nugatory expenditure, gratuitous issue.. .. 2 6 10 museum Education. Value of stores .. .. .. • • Stolen, broken, deficient, or obsolete .. 108 13 8 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 216 7 11 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 56 15 3 Maintenance fees .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances, deceased, .. 1,150 10 5 or untraceable Sale of calf .. .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 External Affairs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Unserviceable .. .. .. 10 0 0 Value of land, buildings, furniture, plant Loss on realization .. .. .. 7,834 16 5 and equipment, New Zealand Reparation Estates Value of stores and equipment, New Zealand Deficient, worn out, broken, perished, or 642 7 0 Reparation Estates obsolete Trading Accounts, New Zealand Reparation Debtors bankrupt or unfinancial .. .. 230 16 1 Estates Sale of bananas .. .. .. ■• Fruit deteriorated on voyage from Samoa .. 3,114 17 6 Government Accident Insurance. Interest under agreement for sale and purchase Remitted in order to save security .. .. 199 0 0