REPORT. AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, HON. CYRUS G. LUCE, Governor: SIR-I herewith respectfully submit the following as my report for the fiscal year closing June 30: The receipts to the State Treasury from all sources during Gives for the balance in the Treasury June 29, 1889. $1,116,189 19 If from the receipts as stated above.. $3,062,551 48 The amounts covered by credits to contractors for building Swamp Land State Roads. $13,929 92 And the amount of refunding and reimbursements during the year...--- €35,669 22 49.599 14 $3,012,952 34 Be deducted, there is left for net cash receipts.. ⚫ See Appendix, page 4. $2,661,059 40 3,012,952 34 The gross disbursements, as before stated, amount to... $3,134.929 99 But from this amount should be deducted the warrants drawn upon the Swamp Land Fund and paid in swamp land... a$13,929 92 And the refundings and reimbursements b35,669 22 49,599 14 To obtain the net cash disbursements, which for the year The bonded State indebtedness, June 30, 1888, was as follows: Past due bonds, interest stopped, not yet presented for payment ... Unmatured bonds, interest-bearing.. Total bonded debt June 30, 1888.... There being no change during the year, the indebtedness, by classes, is as follows: Interest-Bearing: War-Bounty-Loan, 7 per cent. bonds, due May 1, 1890 Non-Interest-Bearing: Five-Million-Loan part-paid bonds, $19,000 00, but adjustable at.. $229,000 00 $10,992 83 229,000 00 $239,992 83 10,992 83 239,992 83 INTEREST UPON THE BONDED STATE DEBT. The interest paid during the year was all upon the war-bounty bonds and amounted to.... $16,450 00 The war-bounty-loan bonds are the only interest-bearing bonds now outstanding. These bonds become due May 1, 1890, and upon them the annually accruing interest amounts to $16,030.00. The amount of specific tax from future receipts required to pay the entire interest on the outstanding bonds is $16,030.00. 1 See Statement "E," Table No. 1. a See Table No. 24, page 22. b See Table No. 6, page 10. c See Table No. 27, page 23. TWO MILLION LOAN SINKING fund. During the year the Board of Fund Commissioners turned into the State Treasury the sum of $17,461.25, as premium on United States 41% bonds sold by them. There remains in their treasury funds sufficient to pay the war bounty bonds which mature May 1, 1890. INSPECTION OF ILLUMINATING OILS. Under Sec. 7, Act 127, Laws of 1879, the State Oil Inspector paid into the SUPPORT OF INSANE. Under Act 194, Laws of 1877, and amendments, there was paid from the State treasury during the year, for the support of the insane, $295,567.01. Of this amount $257,347.30 was paid for the support of permanent insane, $8,999.29 for the support of non-resident insane, $4,534.09 for the support of insane soldiers, and $24,686.33 for the support of criminal insane. TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN TO STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL. The amount paid during the year for the above purpose was $1,910.38. RETURNING CHILDREN FROM STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL. During the year there was paid for returning children from the State public school $9.70. CONVEYING CHILDREN TO REFORM SCHOOL. The amount paid during the year for the above purpose was $2,729.55. CONVEYING CHILDREN TO STATE INDUSTRIAL HOME. The amount paid during the year for conveying children to the State industrial home was $1,541.97. CONVEYING CONVICTS TO STATE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. During the year the State has paid for the above purpose $6,751.96, and for CONVEYING CONVICTS TO STATE PRISON, the cost to the State was $4,210.62. CORONERS' FEES. The amount paid during the year, under Sec. 9593, Howell's Ann. Stat., as amended by Act 103, Laws of 1885, was $3,221.81. The amount paid for the support of permanent and non-resident insane, the amount paid for transportation of children to State public school, etc., the amount paid for the care of juvenile offenders, the amount paid for conveying convicts to the State house of correction, the amount paid for conveying convicts to State prison, and the amount paid as coroners' fees, are stated by counties in Table No. 46, pages 52 to 55, where the several amounts that each county pays in State taxation are also shown, and from which the following summary is obtained: Counties in which amount paid for all purposes exceeds the amount of State Tax paid for same purposes. Amount paid Counties in which State Tax paid for all purposes exceeds the amount paid for the several counties for same purposes. 774 44 Chippewa. 1,481 88 1,084 22 Delta.. Calhoun 3,037 88 8,673 74 1,327 18 4,646 64 Grand Traverse. 1,676 85 1,239 10 1,084 22 Houghton.. 6,370 13 2,013 55 Ionia.. Isle Royal Kalamazoo. 10,711 62 7,434 64 Emmet 13,939 94 Genesee 601 26 6,716 54 851 88 542 10 5,421 09 619 55 6,815 08 387 22 |