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

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Department and Particulars. Reason lor writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Police. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, unserviceable, or loss on ! 127 16 6 realization Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 219 10 5 Post and Telegraph. Value of stores .. .. .. .. I Lost, stolen, broken, obsolete, deficient, 1,484 10 6 destroyed by fire, or loss on realization Value of telephones .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 1,084 0 2 Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 5 15 4 Toll fees .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, bankrupt, untrace- .. 428 12 4 able, or deceased Telephone receipts .. .. .. Cash stolen from public call offices .. .. 40 4 9 Repairs to cream lorry .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure ; lorry damaged in .. 18 11 3 collision with Government vehicle Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3100 Printing and Stationery. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, deficient, or stolen .. .. 61 12 0 Sale of publications .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceabJe .. .. 16 16 8 Prisons. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen, lost, or damaged .. .. 129 16 4 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 1,006 15 9 Value of land .. .. .. .. Loss on revaluation .. .. .. 5,853 14 2 Sale of road-metal and sand .. .. .Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 4 16 4 Medical maintenance of persons apprehended Debtors untraceable .. .. .. .. 400 Maintenance of prohibited immigrant pending Shipping company not held liable .. .. 6 12 0 deportation Police expenses .. .. .. .. Probationer absconded. Debtor deceased .. 16 0 Damage to prison property whilst on remand Debtor committed to mental hospital .. .. 10 0 for observation Value of clothing stolen by escaped prisoner.. Balance of charge, against earnings, .. 114 7 written off on release Honey shares .. .. .. .. Associationinliquidation, shares valueless .. 0 16 0 Costs of production of prisoner at Magistrate's- Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 14 0 Court Public Service Superannuation Fund. Overpayment of superannuation retiring- Notification of re-employment not given .. 633 18 6 allowance to office. Amount written off on account of hardship, and ill health of payee Public Trust. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization or unserviceable .. 199 17 8 Loans on mortgage, and advances to estates Principal reduced to avoid foreclosure .. 5,974 18 11 and consequent loss on security. Loss on realization of securities Compensation to estate for loss of assets .. Misappropriated by former member of .. 411 18 10 office staff Public Works. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, obsolete, deficient, loss on 4,054 14 10 realization, or destroyed by fire Value of buildings .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 642 12 0 Makomako Sawmill .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 1,310 18 0 Contribution to railway-siding .. .. Contribution remitted owing to difficult .. 960 0 0 circumstances of the company Royalty on metal .. .. .. Metal found to be of inferior quality .. .. 360 0 0 Electricity supplied .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances, or un- .. 4 10 traceable. Company insolvent Power Account, penalty for late payment by Payment delayed owing to absence of .. 98 13 3 local bodies members of staff Inspection of electric lines .. .. Company insolvent .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Damage to electric plant while being unloaded Claim reduced after negotiation between .. 44 7 4 Crown Solicitor and Shipping Company Water rates .. .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial. Rates remitted on .. 71 0 9 recommendation of special investigating committee Penalty for late payment of water rates .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 12 6 Drainage-works for Hospital Board .. Board considered work faulty and not in .. 14 3 3 accordance with requirements Interest on overdue instalments, sale of loco- Remitted under special circumstances .. .. 2 2 0 motive Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 17 3 0 Hire charges and expenses .. .. Charges incurred in raising money for .. 4 10 0 relief fund Repairs to lorry damaged in accident .. Legal proceedings unsuccessful .. .. 46 7 3 Contribution to interest and sinking fund, loan Company in liquidation .. .. .. 9 3 4 under Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act Railway fares for workmen .. .. Debtors unfinanoial or untraceable .. .. 2 7 6 Wages overpaid to workman falsely repre- Debtor convicted and sentenced to pro- .. 12 10 9 senting himself as a married man bation, amount irrecoverable