Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-09
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The Commissioner of Patents states that the
arrearages in business in that office have been
well pushed forward by increasing the num-
Der of examiners. Since the LIST of January,
1000 patents have been issued and the whole
number for the year will reach l 900, or double
that Of 1853. The principal recommendations
OF Mr.. Mason are that the examining force be
permanently augmented, that better provi-
sion be made for taking testimony in cases of
appeal, and new rate of fees established.
From the Report on Commerce and Navi-
CATION it appears that there have been built,
within the present year, 254 ships and banks,
SO briggs, 435 smaller vessels, and l2l steam
boats, registering an aggregate of over $4,000
tons. The total registered tonnage of the
United States on the 30th of June, was 81
Gel ,416 of which 2,333,Sl9 was employed
in foreign trade 1922, ia in coasting l46,.
965 in cod fishing; 1871, 90l in whaling, and
677 ,613 i'll steam navigation.
The Commissioner of Pensions reports that
the whole number of pensioners, June 30,
1858, was IL, 1867. Annual amount payable
to them, 81 ,070, 079. Same, June 80, 1854,
1906, and annual amount payable to them,
$l,l72,6 5l So. Number of Revolutionary
soldiers on the roll, June 80, 1852 1896;
number Of Revolutionary soldiers on the roll,
June 80, 1854, I,O69. There have been taken
from the rolls of the army pensioners during
the year ending June 80, 1854, by death, 643;
by transfer to the Treasury Department, as
unclaimed pensions, S83-total 1926. Of
the navy pensions for the year ending Sept
80, 1854, "a are reported dead, and SO trans
ferred to the Treasury Department as unclaim-
ed pensions. OF those transferred to the
Treasury Department but few are again re-
stored to the roll.
The Commissioner of the General Land Of
flee states that during the year ending June
80, there were 1885, 900 acres sold for cash
3,402, 900 located by land warrants, and $4,000
by other certificates IL 200, 900 reported as
swamp lands, and l,75l ,030 for internal I'M
Notwithstanding total Of 23,23S,3l3
acres. For the last quarter, 4,780,000 acres
were disposed of, being altogether an increase
of the sales amounting to 5, 900, 900 acres over
the previous year, though there is diminu-
ton of 100000, including land warrant and
swamp transactions-the difference being
caused by the fact that the most of the grants
for bounty lands, swamps, railroads, &C., had
previously been disposed of. The sales for
the third quarter of the current calendar year
are more than twice as heavy as those for
the corresponding quarter of the previous
year, though the locations are less numer-
Gus. From the 30th of September, 1853 to
the 30th Of September, 1854, 9,4S4, AGA acres
were surveyed, chiefly in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota and Florida, and S,l9O,6I7 acres
were brought into market. This is exclusive
Of tie surveys in California, Oregon, and
Washington, amounting to l,6S6,47l acres
which have not yet been proclaimed for sale.
The Commissioner avs, OH an average, full
one-third more business has been done in the
Office during the past year than in the pre-
ceding of the 26, 543,760 acres embraced by
the land warrants now issued, 22,235, $50
acres have been located-leaving only 4,307,-
$50 acres to be satisfied.