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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. I Cash I | Agriculture. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization, deficient, and obsolete 147 18 5 Value of stores .. .. . . .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 006 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died and destroyed .. .. .. 365 5 2 Value of publications .. .. . . Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 8 6 0 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 29 17 1 Stores supplied .. .. . . .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 6196 Slaughtering and inspection fees .. .. Fees remitted to unemployment relief .. 2 18 6 organization Nursery registration fees .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 10 0 Veterinary and inspection fees . . .. Fees reduced owing to special ciroum- .. 19 15 0 stances Charges on condemned fruit destroyed .. Claim abandoned .. .. .. .. 0 3 6 Audit. Value of office equipment .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 1156 Customs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost .. .. .. .. 050 Defence. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, unserviceable, or destroyed 1,232 17 3 by fire Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 69 13 4 Value of stores .. .. .. . . Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 5170 Value of equipment .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 13,194 11 3 Value of clothing and equipment on issue to Destroyed by fire or untraceable .. 188 4 0 trainees Value of horses .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. Ill 7 0 ' Balance war gratuity overpaid .. .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 1860 Rent .. .. .. . . .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 55 11 5 Hire of tents .. .. .. .. Hire remitted owing to special circum- .. 21 1 7 stances Education. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, or obsolete .. 160 11 10 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 95 1 9 Advertising .. .. .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 13 5 Clothing, books, and stationery .. . . Debtor unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 25 12 6 Maintenance fees .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, deceased, or un- .. 4,389 14 0 traceable Tuition fees .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial or untraceable .. .. 13 15 0 Interest on purchase-price of land .. Debtor in poor circumstances .. .. 16 4 0 External Affairs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient .. . . . . .. 98 0 10 Value of buildings .. .. .. Deficient or loss on demolition .. 4,159 2 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 206 3 9 Allowance to purchaser .. .. .. Loss on experimental shipment of bananas .. 180 0 0 Advance, New Zealand Reparation Estates.. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 64 3 11 Health. Value of stores .. .. .. . . Broken, lost, unserviceable, or loss on 468 18 9 realization Value of stores .. .. . . .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 1 18 0 Value of clothing .. .. Gratuitously issued to relief workers .. 2 19 8 Value of equipment .. .. .. Handed over to Health Camp Associations 175 6 9 Value of King George V Hospital .. .. Handed over to Waikato Hospital Board 42,729 5 9 Value of live-stock . . .. .. Died, destroyed, or loss on realization .. 75 15 0 Maintenance, treatment, and X-ray fees .. Debtors in poor circumstances, untrace- .. 7,551 12 2 able, or deceased Repairs to car damaged in accident .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. * ., 22 10 0 Sera supplied . . . . .. Debtor unfinancial .. .. .. .. 0 10 1 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, or unserviceable .. 796 17 10 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 009 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 91 14 9 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition or realization .. 729 4 3 Advertising charges .. .. .. Company in liquidation, debtors un- .. 515 18 11 financial Sanatorium and X-ray fees ,, .. Debtors in poor circumstances, untrace- .. 154 5 § I able, or deceased I