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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN, ETC. —continued.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—1939.

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Hash Va,ue of | Lar ' Stores, Ac. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 141,944 1 11 135,663 10 10 Post and Telegraph— Bad debts .. .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial .. .. . . .. 422 18 10 Cash .. .. .. . . Stolen .. .. .. . . .. 10 14 0 Stamps .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. .. 16 6 10 Stores .. .. .. . . Deficient .. .. . . .. 821 18 4 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 1,895 7 11 Telephones, &c. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire . . . . .. 686 19 2 Toll accounts .. .. . . Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 397 13 10 Various . .. .. . . Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 423 11 0 Public Trust— Mortgages .. .. .. .. Loss on realization ... .. .. .. 29,139 6 0 Overpayment .. . . . . Nugatory expenditure . . . . . . .. 4 15 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 104 10 11 Primary Products Marketing— Internal Marketing Division— Bad debts .. .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial .. . . .. .. 78 17 3 Stores .. .. .. . . Deficient .. . . . . .. 0 11 4 Stores .. .. . . . Lost, broken, &e. .. .. .. 1148 Stores .. .. .. . . Reduction in book value . . . . 294 9 0 National Broadcasting Service— Stores .. .. .. .. Deficient .. .. .. .. 169 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 28 18 0 National Commercial Broadcasting Service— Advertising .. .. .. . . Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 867 1 4 Exchange .. .. .. . . Short paid .. ,. .. .. .. 036 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, &c. .. .. .. 8,359 17 1 Various .. .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. . . .. .. 39 4 10 State Iron and Steel— Stores .. .. .. . . Lost, broken, &c. .. . . .. 42 10 1 State Advances Corporation— Housing Branch — Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial, &c. .. .. .. 3,186 16 4 154,191 15 2 170,250 19 7 V ~v ' £ s. d. 324,442 14 9 Claims abandoned Stamp Duties — Penal interest on racing revenue owing by .. 10,836 8 0 the Wanganui Trotting Club (Inc.) under section 198 of the Stamp Duties Act, 1923 Marine— Flat rental, foreshore section, Tawharanui .. 24 0 0 Foreshore rent ...... .. 25 0 0 Machinery-inspection fees .... .. 176 Transport— Annual fee for continuous goods service .. .. 2 10 0 TOTAL £335,332 0 3