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STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAIL OF SUMS IRRECOVERABLE BY THE CROWN OR VALUE OF STORES, ETC., REQUIRED TO BE WRITTEN OFF DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS.

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. Value of i ™ Stores, <fec. I Legislative— _ f s - £ s d.. Stores .. .. • • • • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 180 o J Treasury— Lime-relief loans—• Principal .. .. .. ■■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• Ufa 17 10 Interest .. .. . • ■ ■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. . • ■ • 55 11 1 Loans granted under provisions of Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act, 1931 — Principal .. .. •• •• Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 2,870 16 Z Interest .. .. .. • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • 19 9 4 Costs .. • • • • • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ 22 14 3 Loans granted to former Kauri-gum Control Principal .. .. .. •• Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 2,613 16 5 Interest .. .. ■ • • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. • • 327 8 5 Loans granted under provisions of the Repatriation Act, 1918 .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 1,067 8 7 Flood-relief loans— iua n Principal .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. •• 164 !(> 7 Interest .. .. .. •• Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 6 17 11 Frost-relief loans — Principal .. .. .. • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • 200 12 t> Interest .. .. •. • • Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • 33 5 0 Miscellaneous loans : Principal .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 5,283 18 10 Customs — Bad debts .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 18 8 Stores .. .. .. ■ • Lost, broken, deficient, &e. .. .. 2 3 0 Land and Income Tax— Land-tax .. .. .. ■ ■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • 30 o 6 Income-tax .. .. .. .. Debtors left New Zealand, &c. .. .. •• 53,115 3 6 Stamp Duties— Amusements-tax .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 353 5 4 Interest on death duties .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • L9 3 2 Stores .. .. .. •• Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 129 0 11 Audit — Stores .. .. .. •. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2 0 0 Internal Affairs — Bad debts .. .. .. • ■ Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. ■ • 383 2 3 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 5 6 3 New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Co. : Shares .. .. .. .. Liquidation of company completed: Shares valueless .. .. .. .. • • 30,049 0 0 Repairs to motor-car .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. • • 2 0 0 Stores .. .. • • • ■ Loss on realization .. .. .. 63 12 0 . Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 96 8 6 Value of stores stolen and destroyed .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. •• 34 5 11 External AffairsNew Zealand Reparation Estates : Stores Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 7 19 Printing and Stationery— Bad debts .. ' .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 125 Stores ■■ Lost, broken, deficient, &c. (exoesses, 594 10 4 £379 17s. 4d.) Marine — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. 638 11 3 Hatchery .. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 225 8 Labour charges .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 2 12 0 Repairs to motor-car .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. • • 7 19 2 Stores .. .. .. . • Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 147 3 1 Labour— Passage-money .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • ■ 213 0 9 Penalties and costs .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. • • 33 5 10 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 4 3 4 Witnesses' expenses .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. •• 050 Nativ I — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. •• 36 7 2 Cartage .. .. .. .. Remitted .. .. .. .. • • 0 16 5 Cost of erecting bridge .. .. Demolished on test .. .. ■. * • 176 13 9 Equipment damaged .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. •• 11 0 0 Hut .. .. ... .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 42 0 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 4,266 14 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. . . 31 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. ... .. 482 18 3 Waikato Development Scheme .. .. Drainage not apportionable .. .. •• 247 11 10 Wairau flood damage .. .. .. Interest remitte l .. .. .. • • 329 7 4 Carried forward .. .. • ■ 6,280 4 4 99,490 1 2