W. S. GEORGE & CO., PRINTERS TO THE STATE.

REPORT.

AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Lansing, Michigan, November 30, 1870.

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of Michigan:

As required by law, the Auditor General submits his annual report for the fiscal year closing this day:

$1,718,523 72

The receipts to the State Treasury, as appears from the books
in this office, for the fiscal year, were. - - - -
There was a balance in the State Treasury,
November 30, 1869, of

From which it appears that there has passed
into the Treasury, during the fiscal year, an
aggregate of....
Against this sum warrants have been drawn,
by the Auditor General, amounting to.....

Leaving a balance in the State Treasury, at the
close of business this day, of...

1

834,089 72

$2,552,613 44

2,094,305 47

$458,307 97

1 For summary of receipts and expenditures, see Appendix, p. 2-3.

The gross receipts and expenditures, as given in "Statement," Appendix, p. 2-3, are excessive by the amount of "Swamp Land Warrants" ($8,104 25), and Swamp Land Warrants-Third Series" ($306,319 28), these amounts being included in the "Swamp Land Fund" item in same Statement, but are excluded from both the receipts and expenditures as given above.

The amount of receipts and expenditures, as stated above, cover all transactions with the Treasury, whether of cash or land warrants, and include amounts paid into the Treasury in trust.

The aggregate receipts, exclusive of balance on hand November 30, 1869, as stated above.......

But, in this aggregate is included the total price of Swamp Lands expended during the year in the construction of Swamp Land State Roads, amounting to....

Deducting which, and there remains as cash

receipts to the Treasury.

The cash receipts "in trust" for the year were

Deducting, and there remains for cash receipts for general purposes during the year..

$1,718,523 72

314,423 53

$1,404,100 19 366,829 06

----- $1,037,271 13

The receipts for general purposes were from the following sources, viz:

2 Statement "P," Appendix, p. 88.

3 The General Fund receipts, as stated, cover the following items, viz:

Received on account of direct taxes, and interest and charges thereon $582,788 27

Sundry-Table "H," Appendix, p. 64...

Fees-collected by State officers.

28.242 28

4,669 €4

2,110 92

$562,806 06

The aggregate expenditures as stated, amount to1

This amount covers the total of Swamp Land
warrants drawn during the year.

Deducting, and there remains as the aggregate
of cash expenditures during the year ..
The payments from moneys received in trust
during the year, amounted to.

$2,094,305 47

314,423 53

1,779,881 94

345,588 88

Deducting, and it appears that the expenditures

during the year, for general purposes, were $1,434,293 06

Ante page 3.

Appendix Q." p. 89.

The General Fund expenditures were for the following purposes:

As per Table **E." Appendix, p. 61.

$30,482 66 89.371 85

F.
G.

Paid extra clerks.

p. 62 p. 63

92,980 74

11,457 28

Expenses Inspectors State Prison and Trustees of Asylums...
Appraised State Salt Spring Lands..

1,839 60

155 80