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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, j Cash Agriculture. £ s. d. £ B . d. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, and 41 14 2 destroyed by fire Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 0 15 10 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 3 13 0 Value of publications . . .. .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 25 8 6 Value of machinery .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 936 7 8 Value of live-stock . . .. .. Died, destroyed, and deficient .. 1,747 9 0 Repairs to cars and trucks damaged in Nugatory expenditure .. .. 27 11 10 accidents Nursery registration fee .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. ,, 0 10 0 Cost of cable .. .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. .. 0 12 10 Slaughtering and inspection fees .. .. Debtor bankrupt .. .. .. .. 0 13 2 Cost of freight .. .. .. .. Unable to collect .. .. .. ., 0 3 0 Students' farm training fees .. .. Remitted .. . . .. .. . _ 4 10 0 Air. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, and unserviceable 259 17 1 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 15 19 4 Value of boat .. .. .. .. Destroyed in accident .. .. 25 3 6 Value of aeroplane .. .. .. Destroyed in crash .. .. .. 238 5 2 Value of airframe , . .. .. Destroyed in crash .. .. .. 733 g 0 Value of aeroplane engine . . .. Damaged in crash .. .. .. 29 12 0 Value of aeroplane spare parts .. .. Obsolete .. .. .. .. 8 030 12 2 Army. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, 806 11 5 destroyed by fire, and loss on realization Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 14 17 8 Value of clothing and equipment .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 16 9 0 Value of clothing and equipment on issue to Lost, unserviceable, irrecoverable, and 153 19 9 trainees destroyed by fire Value of rifles .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 338 0 0 Value of ammunition . . .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 296 12 1 Value of Main Ordnance Depot assets .. Reduction in book value .. 3 775 13 7 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 1,169 11 6 Value of musical instruments and cases .. Gratuitously issued .. .. .. 17 15 7 Value of horses .. . . .. .. Died and destroyed .. .. .. 20 5 2 Unexpired portion of outfit grants.. .. Debtors untraceable and/or deceased .. .. 7 3 8 Repairs to lorries damaged in accidents .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 52 18 1 Customs. Customs duty .. .. .. .. Debtors insolvent; final dividend re- ., 303 0 9 ceived Education. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, lost, and broken .. .. 153 7 1 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died .. .. .. ., 73 1 9 Value of live-stock .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. 86 15 0 Value of haystack .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 180 0 0 Sale of goods . . .. .. .. Debtor untraceable .. .. .. ,, 0 3 4 Repairs to cars damaged in accidents .. Nugatory expenditure . .. _ _ 68 8 0 Compensation for loss of stores .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. 19 8 Maintenance orders .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial and untraceable .. .. 4 806 16 8 External Affairs. Value of stores .. .. .. .. Deficient, broken, lost, and unserviceable 101 16 1 Value of stores .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. . . 21 4 0 Value of buildings .. .. .. Loss on demolition .. .. .. 264 14 0 Freight on timber shortlanded .. .. Claim waived .. .. .. .. 10 14 8 Rents and sundry book debts .. .. Debtors unfinancial and deceased .. .. 382 4 5 Health. Value of stores .. . . .. .. Deficient, lost, broken, unserviceable, and 491 7 1 loss on realization Value of live-stock .. .. .. Died and loss on realization .. .. 36 10 0 Value of motor-car . . .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 24 0 2 Value of publications .. .. .. Obsolete .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Maintenance and treatment .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 2 609' 18 2 Repairs to motor-cars damaged in accidents Nugatory expenditure , . ., j .. ' 40 14 10