The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-27
Sept. 9l, SC Funded debt of the state., S76,10000
Surplus, civil list funds. s 265,470.26
 Suu6rv Matters

l Under the heading of "Sundry Mat tersn Treasurer Patten says: 1 The. fiscal year just closed has been although only ss,oO6 of bonds have been redeemed. The financial condition of the state has improved S540,53163 dur ing this time, and for the first time l since 1861 the state has funds at the close of the fiscal year in excess of the ! bonded debt, such surplus being $265,- 47O.36. I fear the next few years will not show like results.
 Neither my predecessor nor myself has felt at liberty to take advantage of this very gratifying condition, anu the favorable market for purchasing 1 our state bonds as rumor was persist ent that very large expenditures would, be authorized by the general assembly. Rumor was not mistaken and the large appropriations made render it unwise to buy the state indebtedness, although market conditions are more favorable ! to purchase than at any time since the bonds were issued"
 New Bond Issue. In regard to the new bond issue | Treasurer Patten says:
 An issueof bonds amounting to six million, five hundred thousand dollars ! ($6,500,G00) was authorized by the gen l eral assembly for public buildings in Hartford and for increased expenditures on public highways 1 have taken no action in relation to issuing the bonds so authorized, as there has been no need of funds in the treasury thus far for all demands against the state. Un- til there is pressing need of funds, I do not intend to put any bonds upon the market"
 Mutual Insurance Tax. The details of the revenue from the tax on mutual life insurance compa- nies are as follows.
 Aetna Life Insurance Co.-Assets, $S2, ESQ., ,36869; amount taxed, $66, 9S8, 544. : AT; tax of 1-4 of l per cent, $16S, ,9b7. 61.
 Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.-Assets, $6, 927, ,59S.04; amount taxed, $L91L171.29i tax of IA of l per cent, $4,77793.
 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance ICo.-$65, ,0S7,702.95; amount taxed, $63,- S4l, 8S6.52; tax of IA of per cent, $1S6,336.53.
 Hartford Life Insurance Co.-Assets, $2,1S2,95S.77; amount taxed, $1,O11, ,S90- 6S; tax of IA of per cent, $2,529.7S.
 Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., Assets $21S53, 3,609.09; amount taxed $2o, 761, 5S2,o9; tax of IA of 1 per cent, S4S.30S.S3.
 Travellers Insurance Co-Assets 5,7S4.00; amount taxed, $1,27l,S ,S33.- 6O; tax of 1-4 of per cent, $3,17S.33.
 Total from tax of 1-4 of per cent. on all companies, $361, ,0S3.96
 Miscellaneous.
 | 6ArLIOrQ palQ. on account or the m1l1- tary commutation tax $15, 255.
 The revenue from the mutual fire in- surance companies tax of one-fourth ] of l per cent. on the Hartford County Fire Insurance company amounted to $2,34s1S.
 Ihe largest amount received by the the inheritance tax on estates was that (which was paid on the estate of the late Mrs. Elizabeth H, Colt of Hartford and which amounted to S75,1S712. The amount paid on the estate of Caroline E. Day of Hartford was $t3113,SS, and on the estate of Clara E. Hillyer, $40, 543. The estate of James L. Howard paid an inheritance tax of $79S9SS : and that of Lucretia Terry ..6,520.59. The Adams Express compny paid $15,- 249.71 of the total of $15, 5,737.S1 received ' from express companies.
 Of the tax on telegraph and tele- phone companies, amounting to $44,- 7S5.4S, the Southern New England Tel ephone company paid s32,713.10. ) James P Andrews the reporter of the supreme court turned over to the state treasury s1lT.15 received from the sal, of judicial decisions; Comptroller Brad : street turned over s7. amount of C. l. o. No. 4,257, order refused
 Hartford Savings Banks 3 Savings Banks in Hartford paid thu :, following taxes on their deposits:
 Dime savings bank. ....... 6,435.9
 Mechanics ..-s. .,t.,.....-.. 12,2S2S Society for Savings. s.........,. 69,S59.1 State bank .i,,,..,aa.'...,.a SllS92