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Showing the detail of the amount of Balances Irrecoverable, &c.—continued.

14. Two groups of cases of issues of lodging, fuel, and light allowances to officers, when on leave after (or during) service abroad. The payments were made and accepted in good faith as admissible under the regulations, though not SO admissible. The equity of the regulations in the main group of cases is under consideration. (S.29870)

15. Overissue of allotment to the wife of an airman after the latter had been discharged. The notification of discharge had failed to reach the Air Ministry, and later the airman in question was confused in the Air Ministry with another man of the same name. Additional safeguards against such loss have been instituted. (S.28815)

16. Abandonment of claim against a contractor for silk supplied by the Admiralty in 1918 for parachutes. (S.29225)

17. Abandonment of claim against a contractor for the value of part of a consignment of petrol destroyed by fire whilst in transit from Baghdad to Mosul. (S.29265)..

18. Abandonment of claim for loss by default arising out of the failure of a contractor to complete a purchase. The deposit on tender (101. 5s. 1d.) was forfeited and set off against the total loss (1127. 8s. 8d,including storage, &c.). (S.30214)

19. Irrecoverable claim against a contractor for a balance of 1417. 17s., due for silk supplied in 1919-20 by the Ministry of Munitions for making up into parachutes. (S.30615)

20. Irrecoverable claims for housing fees, and petrol and cil supplied to two civil aircraft stored at a R.A.F. station. The two firms concerned went into liquidation. A dividend of 211. 7s. 5d. was received on one claim of 3411. 18s. 3d., but in the other case (791. 9s. 4d.) no funds were available for the creditors. This loss was contributed to by negligence, for which disciplinary action has been taken. (S.30214)

21. Abandonment of moiety of claim for 1,9677. 1s. 8d. excess cost of purchase in default of rubber soled shoes. The original contractor experienced difficulty in making shoes of the required standard, and being short of working capital, failed to purchase in advance of the rise in prices sufficient rubber for the contract. The firm had been on War Office lists for 25 years, and recovery of the full claim would have caused it serious financial embarrassment. (The balance of 3311. 16s. 10d. will be charged in next year's account). (S.29710)

22. Abandonment of claim for rent, to 31 March 1925, of five tennis courts in Egypt. Rent is being recovered as from 1 April, 1925. (S.4266)

Paper No. 7-continued.

Showing the detail of the amount of Balances Irrecoverable, &c.-continued.

Case and Number of Treasury Authority.

Deficiencies of
Stores,
Claims abandoned

for Pay, &c.
over-issued in Prior
Years, Rents, &c.

Cash.

II. Other Losses

continued.

23. Reduction of claims, under a warranty clause, against five contractors for tinned foodstuffs condemned in Iraq. In the special circumstances the Treasury Sclicitor advised settlement on the basis of 50 per cent. of the total amount claimed, viz., 7,3241. 5s. 10d. (S.22650) ..

24. Irrecoverable claim, for services rendered by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, against a firm which has now been wound up without assets available for creditors. (This case was dealt with on the Appropriation Account 1924-25-see paragraph 12 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on that Account.) (S.26680) (d) Mechanical Transport Damage, and Miscellaneous Losses, under circumstances not considered to be Incidents of the Service.

25. Loss by fire of an armoured car in Iraq. The fire originated in a faulty silencer, and was almost subdued when an attempt was made to remove the carburettor, causing a second outbreak which destroyed the car. (S.29225)

(e) Case which occurred under War Office administration in Iraq and Palestine, and which (by agreement with the War Office) is reported in the Air Appropriation Account.

26. Waiver of claim against the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute for port and rail charges paid by the Army in Iraq prior to 1 January, 1921. (S.23851)

(f) Other sums written off under Treasury authority (i.e.,
up to 1007. in cases of cash losses and claims abandoned,
and between 2001. and 5001. in cases of store losses)
(g) Cash losses and claims abandoned written off by
authority of the Air Council (i.e., sums not exceeding 1001.)
(h) Cash losses and claims abandoned written off by
authority of Air Officers Commanding (i.e., sums not ex-
ceeding 501.)