matter with the Council to resolve it. In these instances, it could  not be ascertained whether the Government had in the past  paid the appropriate amounts relative to the Government properties.  Further, it was noted that the payment for the financial year  2016/17 was significantly lower than those in previous years, and  the amount appropriated for this purpose, as shown in the table  below-  Despite the fact that my communication to the Accounting Officer  was transmitted to him as far back as July 2018, at the time of writing  the report I had still not received his comments on the matters raised.  (c) Three officers of the Department who had been dismissed from  the Public Service owed Government a total of P104 059 and  these amounts had not been deducted from their terminal  benefits. The debts covered a variety of sources including salary  overpayment, rental from occupation of Government quarters  and a loss of cash case. It had been intimated that these losses  had not been reported to the Ministry of Finance and Economic  Development, contrary to the provisions of Financial Instructions  and Procedures.  (d) Correspondence on departmental files had indicated that 6  officers in the Francistown office of the Department had been  involved in systematic fraudulent sale and allocation of land for  their own financial benefit. The report addressed to the Attorney  General in February 2010 by the Accounting Officer had indicated that there were altogether 26 plots so far identified  belonging to different people and some to Botswana Government. As I understand it, the prosecution of these officers  is still pending with 5 on interdiction with pay and the other one  has resigned.  Financial Approved Warranted  Actual Year Estimates Provision Expenditure 2017/18  23 346 48  -  -  2016/17  31 080120  12 580 066  12 580 064  2015/16  27 723 360  27 723 360  27 723 337  2014/15  24 317 600  21 950 200  21 950 139  2013/14  24 317 600  20 422 600  20 422 390  76 