CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 590

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as irrecoverable, of all arrears prior to 1890.

Of the total arrears of Crown Rents out-

standing in 31st December, 1993, referred to in paragraph

5 of the Local Auditor's report, certain sums, amounting

in the aggregate to $543.79, being rents for the half-year

ended 25th December, 1892, paid to but not accounted for

by the late Treasury Clerk Alves, were written off as

irrecoverable, in accordance with the authority of the

Secretary of State, conveyed to my Department in Mr Fair-

field's letter of the 8th March last.

The serious defalcations committed in the

Colonial Treasury by Treasury Clerk Alves, which were

brought to light in February, 1893, together with the

circumstances attending their committal and discovery, have

formed the subiect of a separate correspondence.

3.

Expenditure.

The total Expenditure of $1.920,524, was

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more than the total Estimate by $21,149, but less than the

Expenditure of 1892 by $422,313.

The net excesses under various Heads,

amounting