The New York herald., 1875-03-25
BOARD OF EMIGRATION.
The Investigation by the Assembly COmmitte.
on Commerce and Navigation.
SUPPLEMENTAL INTERROGATORIES.
Commissioner Lynch Upon the Effort to
Break Up the Commission,

The supplemental interrogatories OF the Assem-
bly, Committee on Commerce ana Navigation, OF
which Mr.. James NJ. Oakley Is chairman. author
tied to investigate the Board OF Emigration, have
been answered by the Board and the result was
forwarded to Albany yesterday. In conversation
with representative OF the HERALD yesterday
Commissioner Lynch stated that the supplemental
questions asked mad all been suggested by the late
Secretary OF the Board OF Emigration. "They are
Ill frivolous, but annoying and troubling 10 an
Swer. 1t looks as though determination existed
TO break up the Commission and the most con-
tempttbe means are beng resorted to to
bring 1t about. All the statements which
have been made rejecting on the economy
Of the Board come from the late Secretary
mentioned, who is lobbying IN Albany against
all the emigration bills now before the Legisla-
ture, and who has in the lobby room pronounced
the present Board the most extravagant that
ever held ONCE No better answer can be found
to this foolish statement than lies in the fact that
the 0fflces OF Secretary AMI Treasurer, which un-
der the old Board cost about $4,000 per annum,
Is now as well carried on at an expense Of So, ZOO"
Mr.. Lynch concluded by remarking in an ener.
Eetic manner, "The rawlings OF the man who
writes down the present Commissioners 'ex-
travagaut, incompetent, b1goted, proscriptive
and PARTISAN are OF no value, and the sooner
she legislators understand their adviser the bet
ser." The following are
THE RTERRoGAToRIKs AND ANSWERS.
ass ~ @ 'Ss
the credit OF Mariners Fund and for the support Of
Inrer-sixty thousand dollars but not for the use or
benefit of the Commission Is explained in to
Second Did the state at any time make an appropri-
alton of and pay to the Commissioners Of Emigration
Fund ana to meet expenditures incurred or required
for the purposes tor which sald fund originally
The following information in reply to this question
obtained from the records OF the Commission; the
present Commissioners have no personal knowledge OF
Ansuer-rhe $4,000 above referred to were ap-
.The treasurer shall pay, &C. to the Commissioners
Emigration. &C., not exceeding s60oc0 as may be
the necessary expenditures for the Marine Hosptaln
In reference to the repayment OF the money section
Judgment of the of last resort that the
moneys which have been may be collected under
legally collected and pclong the State whenever
there shall be surplus In said funds from cause,
the or sums which shall be paid under this act shall
be repaid TO the Treasury OF the OF the moneys
paid under protest which shall thereby
courD decded, in December s4 against the constitu
port Of the Marine hospital raised and thereby
abolished the Mariners Fund the fund referred in
collected by State There never was any surplus i'm
aid fund while the Marine Hospital under cont o
ary during the years 1si7 and 1873 when the receipts
ceased after the decision OF the Court the
the Marine Hospital were largely in of the
seipts from the hospital tax as shown by the following
EXPENSES MARINE HOSPITAL
In .....::....-.-:.:::::.... lss57s %
,.. RECEIPTS PROM MARINERS FUND.
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