Eastern times., 1852-04-22
MISC ELAN Y.
The Finances of the State.

he treasurer OF State, IN compliance with
an order from the House of Representatives of
Jan. 18th, transmitted TO that body cemmu-
nication under date of the 3Ist of the same
month, embracing estimates Of the receipts and
disbursements for the years 1859, %, A, IS,
and 6.
From this communication it appears that the
general expenses for 1852, including the inter-
est of the public debt, and that portion of the
principal which falls due in that year, are esti-
mated at $442, ,oS4
To which must be added
1st, deficiency of estimate for Leg. say, 5000
I'd d" for Reform School, 5000
Sd for Roads, 3,4I6
4th, I" for all other objects,
say, 10000
Total, $475, 500
Estimated receipts for same period, 400, 900
Balance in Treasury at close of 1852, l4,5OO
1858. Estimated expenditures, 23S, $50
sso nm for colo f re,p's raas nd ,d,iuI ,h 297,5OO
Balance in Treasury at close of SO, $3.50
1854. Estimated expenditures, 244,46O
receipts, viz:
Balance in Treasury, $3.50 ,oco-o
Receipts from all sources, 267 SEQ 0'-00
Balance at close of 1854, SlsOO
1855. Estimated expenditures, 496,O5O
receipts, viz;
Balance in Treasury, Sl,SO0} o,o ooo
Receipts from other sources, 267 500 { o1''o00
Deficit at end of 1855, 146,75O
1856 Estimated expenditures, SAG, 400
Deficit, I46,75e
4932lO
Receipts from all total sources, 2S3 600
Deficit at close of 1856, 2lO,24O
1t will be seen that the estimated Treasury
deficit at the close of the year 1856 amounts to
$210,2 but these estimates are based upon
the supposiion that the receipts from the Land
Office will amount to $50, 900 annually during
the entire period covered by the foregoing cal
culatlons; while it is quite possible they may
be somewhat reduced, if our public lands are to
continue tied up from public sale as at present;
and in proportion as that amount is reduced,
the deficit will ofcourse be increased. Besides,
the expenditures for every year except 1852,
are unquestionaby largely under-estin,ated.-
The gross appropriations of the Legislature for
different objects, almost invariably exceed the
estimates of the Treasury; for that depart
ment rarely includes in its estimates, appropri-
atoms other than those of known and fixed
character.
Estimating, then, that there will be an in
crease in the expenditures of $50, 900 annually,
Ito say nothing of any probable deficiency in
the yearly receipts from the Land otfce) for
the four years commencing with 1853 and end
ing in 1856, there will be further deficit of
$50 900, to be added to the deficit as above
making probable deficit at the close of the
year 1856, of $500, ,240-or, in round numbers,
khree hundred thousand dollars.
We append some further statistics, relating
10 matters of detail:
Among the extraordinary appropriations for
the current year, which will probably be
called for, the Treasurer enumerates the fol-
lowing
For the Reform School, S38, 900
/" Insane Hospital, $4,000
$4,000
We understand that the committee on finance
propose to ask an increase of the appropriation
for the Reform School, of $4,000, which will
make the total asked for this year for that OBJ
ject, S43, 900 instead of $4,000 as above
swelling the aggregate of the appropriations
asked for in behalf of both institutions TO $78,-