New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-23
OFFICIAL BUREAU REPORTS.
ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF THE FOURTH AUDIIos
AND THE SUPERVISING INsPECTOR-GLNERAL

ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF THE FOURTH AUDIIoS
AND THE SUPERVISING INsPECToR-GENERAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The annual report
of Fourth Auditor Beardsley SHOWS that the aggrgn
payments on account OF the Navy for the fiscal yeR
ending Juno 3d. 1882 were little less than the aggrs
gate appropriations made by Congress for that yeli
Disbursements amounting to over $l5.000O00 have
been made without loss. For the support OF the service
in foreign waters bills OF exchange were sold amounting
to 7767, 723 75Of which Sl,355,l3 1877 II were drawR@
our agents in London. and S4I2556 o. the Seeresp
OF the Navy. This natter sum is than double ths
OF previous years and indicates improved condiuO
of our fore IN trade aud credit. commission Of pd
cent paid the London agents paid by then
The Auditor suggests that this WORK could be as wel
done by pay officer OF the Navy thus saving In expeBs
Tue appropriate on Of sum In gross Tor the en'efIt
nent of he fUar0 of Visitors at tne Naval Aciaeny
pronounced uHwlse aud the following bal OF lIems
gwen illustration, II Angins been maze al the ~
meeting Of said board Carriages. clOo; DarDer' Sl,
expense cards. etc, - 81 umbrellas, etc Sj1 q g1s
s6 81; flowers, Si3 76; United States Naval aas
Keeper, 80 30; cnlna, 500 50; servants. SOS l9
newspapers u 90; ice - 80 tSlesraPhlng, 20 ~
tiuwarc, e0 20 freight. 81 81 Yashir Sl2 gfoeena
500 81 neato, 92O7 90 nsh S41 AZ vesetaoles -
IrIit 49, 10; ice cream HG cake, sol 10 wine, hqah
ana mineral waters, 1868 10; cigars, S2o2 l2i 2ls4
81 159 10. The remainder OF $1,000 appropriated ~
Auausl ID In the payment OI mileage tor the nflaa
Improvement OF tue Ciyi service in the Doplrtmenen
Washington, Auditor Beardsiey suggests certain pV'
sOns Oh Jaw.
MS annual report for the fiscal year ending June ~
1892 TO the secretary Of the Treasury gives the f0oF
ing statistics OF the steamboat Inspection service;
Number OF vessels inspected .............. 9II, :,
Tonnage OF vessels pCct-d ,-9oygt"
Number OF officers Acens d....-.---.------- -V't"
showing au Increase over tue previous year as %
lows:
Increase in number OF vessels. 700 a
Increase IN tonnage 80
increase la number OF licensed CHcer,......' -'V''
Receipts. S279,SS9 80; expenditure, s2-hel' "
receipts over cApondl tures, S0Z,213 o. ., ,,,,
IuU Total NUMBER OF accidents 40 Steam yeSsels ~
the year, resulting IN loss OF life. was hA.os"s" "a
fire, Z; collisions, 10; sndys, wrecks ald ShAns "a
tai, il. TOsal number Ot lives IJst IRON aeeuSA'
ST. am vessels, 205. .o,u,s
Or the ABOVE lost only nfysx were those &c ~
senscrs. Total nuuOer OF passengers cnrileV 49,,
UUO. NumDer OF ollcers carried 2O,i4h Suu. a-r,I
crew (cstluialed), $4,000. IOtal persons oa ir,
354 070 Az, wHIo. divided BY 200-t.e hA1gs .,ns
losJ-~ lie lost 10 each l.I='i'- 49,
carried steam vessels against one nIe u.s. IN
5o7 ia persons carried N lSol the year
enactAient Oh ,ho nrsC really eulcent steanV"~'
wnch the present one Is "a COGluChllOn. ..,rouf
the supervising InspectOr-Gcne reports ~
in The management VI tue contingent expenses trg
WHEREBY such expenses nave been Ioua,s 1s
$l2 ~ per steamer inspected IN 1876 AM pre- sss
to 81 % per steamer slnoe thai year, miAHs ~
saving III Elk years o. nearly Sl26,OOO