B.—l [PT. ll].

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

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Department and Particulars. Season lor writing off. Value of Stores. Cash. Public Works —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wages overpaid to workmen owing to failure Workmen now on relief work or un- . . 3 15 10 to reduce rate in accordance with the employed National Expenditure Adjustment Act Compensation for loss of cow .. .. -Nugatory expenditure, animal strayed . . 8 0 0 through fence opening left by workmen and fell over a cliff Cost of repairs to building in Napier .. Nugatory expenditure ; damage caused .. 18 9 10 by blasting operations in the vicinity Compensation for damage to mowing-machine Nugatory expenditure ; damage caused .. 5 9 3 by survey pegs left in the ground Railways. Value of wagons .. .. .. Damaged beyond repair in various 1,025 16 9 accidents Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, stolen, or broken .. .. 968 12 2 Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors in poor circumstances, untrace- .. 567 10 0 able, or deceased. Railway-siding not used, claim for rental waived Freight and shunting charge .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 166 13 10 Advertising charges .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or bankrupt. Penal .. 377 13 10 rate on disputed claim waived Cancellation fee .. .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2 12 7 Dishonoured cheque .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Scientific and Industrial Research. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost or unserviceable .. .. 42 3 8 Analysis fees .. .. .. .. Debtor untraceable. Efforts to collect .. 97 5 0 unsuccessful. Debit cancelled in return for information furnished Stamp Duties. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken, obsolete, or unserviceable .. 42 12 11 Death duty .. .. .. .. Bankrupt estate .. .. .. .. 680 7 2 Companies license duty .. .. .. Duty payable prior to a ruling that cer- .. 12,990 16 9 tain companies were not exempt; amounts irrecoverable Penal interest on totalizator duty .. .. Remitted on account of financial diffi- .. 518 13 10 culties of the Racing Clubs. Misunderstanding as to extension of time State Advances — Settlers Branch. Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. .. 10,152 148 State Advances — Worker," Branch. Loans on mortgage .. .. .. Loss on realization, debtors unfinancial .. 5,787 1 3 State Fire and Accident Insurance. Value of motor-vehicles .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. . . 12 17 3 State Forest Service. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Broken, lost, unserviceable, or loss on 441 11 11 realization Value of live-stook .. .. .. Died, destroyed, or loss on realization .. 48 10 0 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 176 5 1 Timber royalties .. .. .. Rebate for prompt payment .. .. .. 3,340 11 4 Timber royalties .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 3,256 3 7 Rent and permit fee .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, or untraceable. . . 245 18 0 Rent remitted on account of flood damage Transport. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient or loss on realization .. 18 14 2 Treasury. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 041 Deficiency, land-settlement associations .. Debentures matured, no assets .. •.. 5,166 12 11 Loans from General Purposes Relief Account — Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 350 17 7 Frost Relief Unemployment Board. Excess relief payments obtained under false Debtor unable to repay .. .. .. 10 2 6 pretences Compensation for loss on meat contract .. Nugatory expenditure; contractor in- .. 10 0 0 curred loss on account of anticipated number of workers failing to go into camp Valuation. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Unserviceable .. .. .. 0 17 0 79,679 3 9 152,958 4 7 £232,637 V 8s. 4d.