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

CLAIMS ABANDONED. Department and Particulars. Reason for writing off. —Value of ' ' Stores, <fte. CaBh - £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 30,660 19 8 135,445 2 6 Health— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 6 14 4 Buildings .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 140 10 0 Fees due to various institutions .. Debtors in poor circumstances .. .. .. 7,031 9 2 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 13 17 6 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 49 3 7 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 353 12 9 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 36 0 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,617 2 6 Mental Hospitals— Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 622 17 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 2,013 18 11 Education— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 88 17 7 Kent .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 65 17 II Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 69 6 7 Public Works — Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 196 14 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire and loss on demolition .. 948 16 6 Cost of electrical installation .. .. Remitted .. .. ... .. .. 38 4 11 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 12 14 9 Overpayment to workers .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 167 19 8 Rents .. .. .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 301 9 0 Repairs to cars and compensation for damage to private property .. ,. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 788 19 11 Sales of electrical energy .. .. Debtors unfinancial .. .. .. .. 7117 Southland Electric-power Board : Rates .. Debtors unfinancial and untraceable .. .. 5,992 7 1 Southland Electric-power Board: Rates .. Remitted .. .. .. .. .. 3,939 7 7 Stores .. ■ • m • • ■ ■ Loss on realization .. .. .. 23311 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 13,228 11 4 Water-rates .. .. .. .. Remitted .. .. .. .. .. 1,607 18 8 Workmen's wages .. .. .. Lost in transit .. .. .. .. 12 17 3 Social Security— Excess benefits, &c. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 2,282 19 5 Boot and blanket issues .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. . . .. .. 15 16 1 Fares issued .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 46 7 1 Flood-damage restoration .. .. Value of work doubtful .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Funeral expenses .. .. .. No estates .. .. .. .. .. 25 18 3 Repairs to cars .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 300 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 17 13 5 .. State Forest Service— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 49 2 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 127 17 5 Live-stock .. .. .. .. Died or destroyed .. .. .. 132 0 0 Publications .. .. .. .. Free issues .. .. .. .. 3 5 0 Replacing damaged property .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 3 8 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Loss on realization .. .. .. 1 10 0 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,161 14 2 War Expenses—• Navy— Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 1,42126 Army— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 603 6 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 40,756 1 5 Air— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 100 17 3 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 50,143 19 8 Working Railways— Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 715 15 3 Duplicate payments .. .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 19 8 Road motors : Vehicles and plant .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 3,468 9 7 Stores .. .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 4,741 2 5 Post and Telegraph—■ Bad debts .. .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 134 6 4 Cash .. .. .. .. Stolen .. .. .. .. .. 27 5 2 Directory-advertising claims .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 36 18 11 Miscellaneous claims .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .. .. .. 294 14 0 Repairs to motor-vehicles .. .. Nugatory expenditure .. .. .. .. 2,853 1 9 Stamps .. .. .. .. Stolen .. ., .. .. .. 30 7 0 Stores . . .. .. .. Lost, broken, deficient, &c. .. .. 6,318 3 5 Telephones, &c. .. .. .. Destroyed by fire .. .. .. 1,362 4 5 Toll accounts .. .. .. Irrecoverable .. .. .... .. 825 0 5 Carried forward .... .. 158,181 3 3 164,149 19 10