(F.)

Common School Fund from 1806 to 1836.

The following table exhibits the capital of the School Fund, according to the annual reports of the Comptroller, from the foundation of the fund in 1805-6 to 1836; also the annual interest or revenue derived from the fund; the amount annually apportioned from the State treasury, and the increase and decrease of the capital each year, for 30 years.

The sums placed in the column of "revenue or interest," in the foregoing table, are generally estimates, prior to the year 1825; from 1825 to 1835 inclusive, the sums actually received into the treasury on account of revenue are given. The deficiencies in the annual revenue of the School Fund to meet the apportionment have been paid from the General Fund, and are as follows:

The total amount paid from the General Fund to make up deficiencies in the revenue of the School Fund for the annual distribution to the schools, is $104,353.10 cents. Of this sum, $22,000 has been refunded, in compliance with laws of 1820 and 1823. The loss to the General Fund, by contributions to the School Fund revenue, after deducting the latter sum, is $81,853.10.

(G.)

The commissioners of school money of the city and county of New-York, in compliance with the alteration of the Revised Statutes, made at the last session of the Legislature, requiring their annual report on or before the first day of October, do

RESPECTFULLY REPORT:

That at the date of their last report, there remained at their credit in the Mechanics' bank, the sum of two thousand seven hundred and eighty-one dollars and ninety-two cents.

Pursuant to an act of the Legislature, passed April 13, 1835, the reserved sum of two thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars and eighty-six cents. was, on the 29th day of the same month, paid over to the trustees of the public school society for the school at the Long-Island farms, leaving the fractional balance in the bank of twenty-three dollars and six cents.

That on the third day of June last, there was deposited to their credit in the Mechanics' bank, the sum of ten thousand five hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-six cents, as the quota of moneys from the State school fund; also the equivalent sum of ten thousand five hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-six cents, by the corporation of this city, together with the sum of seventytwo thousand six hundred and fifty-one dollars, being the amount of special tax raised by the corporation; making in all, with the aforesaid fractional balance of twenty-three dollars and six cents, the sum of ninety-three thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven dollars and eighteen cents, which has been distributed, in conformity with the ordinance of the corporation, designating the schools entitled to participate therein, as follows:

The commissioners would further report, that by a communication, under date of May 13, 1835, from Samuel Akerly, Esquire, president of the Institution for the Blind, said Institution declined receiving any of the school money, deeming that by the donations of the Legislature and the corporation, the scholars therein educated could not be considered as taught free of expense, and therefore, no report being received by the commissioners, as required by the law, distribution was not made to that institution.

Since the last annual report, the schools of the Manumission society, in pursuance of an act of the Legislature, have been placed under the charge of the public school society, which measure, by the association of the two boards, and increase of the powers of the former society, will, without doubt, extend their sphere of usefulness, and increase their advantage to the colored population.

In conclusion, the commissioners would again express their entire satisfaction, with the care and attention of the trustees of the several schools under their supervision, and also notice the very gratifying accordance exhibited in their annual returns, with the average attendance noted in the minutes of the semi-annual visits, New-York, 22d Sept. 1835.

All which is respectfully submitted.
By order.

SAML. N. DODGE, Sec'y.

WM. THOMPSON, Ch'n.

I, Thomas Jeremiah, clerk of the city and county of NewYork, do hereby certify, that the preceding is a true copy of the report of the commissioners of school money for this city and county, on file in my office.

Given under my hand and seal of office, the 30th day of September, 1835.

THOS. JEREMIAH.

(H.)

Local School Fund.

Lots reserved for the support of the gospel and schools, and the funds arising therefrom.

The act passed in 1789, for the sale of the lands belonging to the people of this State, required the Surveyor-General to reserve in each township one lot for the support of the gospel, and one lot for the use of schools in such township.-3 R. S. p. 242.

The following is a list of the principal reservations of this na

ture, viz:

One lot of 550 acres in each of the 28 townships in the Military

tract.

Forty lots of 250 acres each in the 20 townships west of the Unadilla river, being 10,000 acres.

One lot of 640 acres in each of the townships of Fayette, Clinton, Greene, Warren, Chenango, Sidney and Hampden, in the counties of Broome and Chenango.

Ten lots of 640 acres each in the townships along the St. Law

rence.

Sixteen lots of 640 acres each in Totten and Crossfield's purchase.

In the township of Plattsburgh, 400 acres were reserved for the use of a minister of the gospel, and 460 acres for the use of a public school or schools in the said township.

In the township of Benson, 640 acres were reserved for gospel

and schools.

The Local School Fund, established by the sale or renting of these lots, as well as from other sources, are given in the reports of the commissioners of the several towns, and are as follows: