The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-17

routes has been reduced l,124 miles, and the
annual TRANSPORTATION "a ,06l miles. The cost
of the Uiah routes was increased $l7,500, by
the allowance of additional pay, without IN
creased service, on the route between Salt
Lake and San Pedro. The extension OF ran,
road service (amounting to 2,45S,64o miles,
Is set forth in tabular form in the report, Wltn
an exhibit of the additional expense thereby IN
Cured, amounting to S249,458 during the
year. Compared with the service last year,
there appears decrease of 7Sl miles in the
length of routes, and of 823,034 miles in the
annual transportation, while the cost is increas-
ed Sl2O,044. In New York, railroad transport
alton has increased 293, 1928 miles. while steam
boat service has decreased l6l.664 miles, and
coach service has fallen eff l43,384 miles, but
with an increased cost in the latter amounting
to Sl2 642. The receipts of the Department
for the year were 1888 59l, and the expend-
lures, ll,508 057 Allowing for certain spe-
cial provisions on the account of revenue and
expenditure, thedefeit is stated at So 453, 40
The increase of expenses thic year 10 per
cent. in the amount of annual transportation,
and 97-l0 per cent in cost.
The estimates for 1853 are as follows: Elk
penditures, 81 ,063 247; revenue, $40, 54 ,O74;
ated by Congress to defray the expenditures OF
Report Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Importance of this document has in
iuced its publication at length on another page
of this paper. A brief extract of the figures
of the Report may not be out of place for ref
erence.
The Government spent this last fiscal year, end.
ing June 80, 1857 $70,822,722
On the civil list $27 1881 1922
Intarior Dapartmert 2hS 27d
War department l9,26l,774
Navy Department l2,726,856
Public Debt 5,943,896
The budget of expenditure for the current fiscal
year, to end June 80, 1858, is
made $74, $685. 58
Actual first quarter s23,7l4,52s
Estimates three quar-
tiers 5l,248,530
The balance in the treasury at the beginning
of the year, July l, was $l7,7l0, ia
Revenue to 30th September 20,929,8l9
Estimated to 30th June 36,750, 900
This would leave S426,875, provided the reve.
nue. is not over-estimated, nor the expenditure
underrated to provide against which contin-
gencies, and to guard the public credit, the
Secretary asks for authority to employ Treasu-
~ notes, not to exceed the sum of $2U, 000, 900.
The customs revenue for the first quarter was
Sl8,573,729. The Secretary calculates on only
1913 100000 for the remaining nine months.
Instead of $23l,OOO,0OO in dutiable merchan-
disc for the year, entered for consumption, las
the frat quarter would indicate,) he looks for
no more than $l74, 1000 600, owing to the recent
revulsion. The land and miscellaneous reve-
nues of the year he sets down at Sc 006,09O, of
which 81, 1856, o. was realized the first quarter
The public debt was reduced on the lst of
July to S29 060,386. The Department has
since purchased So, 895 1892, leaving the amour:
outstanding $25, les, l54.
The Department has collected anew the rail
way capital and debt of the country. These
amount
In capital $49l, 435,66l
In debt 4l7,243,664
Total 9Oe,679.325
The annualincome is reported at $48, 406, 488.
Interest on the debt, S25,093, 203.