The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-26


Errors Have Crept in, Due to the
Failure 10 have Proper Bookkcep-
ing, Particularly in the Insurance
Department. and To the Issue or
Some Vouchers Without Strict Con-
formity to the Statutes.
The special committee appointed
every two years by the General As
sembly to examine the books of the
State officers and report to the sue
ceeding Legislature has been engaged
longer than usual in this work and
the report, submitted yesterday, had
been awaited with interest. For some
days there has been an impression
that the report would be sensational
and disclose conditions that would
astonish the State.
The committee has been very dill
gent and thorough in its work and
has been anNiouSl to see that all the
departments of the State government
We're administered in accordance with
the strict letter Of the law, and that
any Irregularities or evil should be
presented to the General Assembly
iu order that the best and most i'm
proved business methods might be
introduced in the conduct of the
states business.
The investigation disclosed the fact
that there is need of a better bust
ness system and the result of the
investigation will no doubt be an i'm
proVement wherever the methods are
Anticipated or lax.
Mech of the report is in line with
former reports. and would not be
published in full except for the fact
that the impression has gone abroad
that many irregularities eXist which
the report would disclose. n there
Tore space is given for the report in
It's entirety.
It viii be observed that the report
Is signed by only three members or
the committee. The other two mem
Srrs. ex-senator Holt, of Guilford. n
ax-RepresentatiVe Blount. OF Wishing
ton. were present during a part of
the investigation, but when the com
mittee determined to make an elah-
crate and exhaustive examination II
vas entrusted to ex-senator turner
ut Pasuuotank. and eX-Representa-
tiIes Stickley, of Cabarrus, ana
owen, of Sampson. Messrs. Holt ana
Pl0unt did not remain in Raleigh
through the mass of the work that
their colleagues undertook.
The report is as follows:
To the Honorable General Assembly
of North Carolina.
We. your committee. appointed UNI
der and by Section ReNlsals l9Vo TO
audit. investigate and report 10 your
Honorable Body the condition oil tht
state T~reaSurer's. Auditors Once
Insurance Department of North
Carolina amOun OF revenue re
ceived in. derived from and nalo
through and by the said depar'ment
beg leave to report as follows:
In the performance OF the work en-
trusted to. n the discharge OF tht
obligation imposed upon US, we spen
considerable time liz making a nor
OUCH examination ana complete IN
v~estigatiOn of these various depart
merts. As it was out duty under th'
law. we mad a careful examination
Of the various laws tadef WhicI
vouchers were issued by the state Au-
ditor and which were paid by the
state Treasurer, and with the eXcep.
ton OF those named below. we find tn
same correct and justified by the Law
under which they We're drawn.
TreaSurcr's Office.
We find tina 1.-THE Treasurer had or
hand belonging to the General Fund
Dec. l, 1906. the sum of $34I.524-3t
That he received on said
Fund from Dee. 1st,
'06. TO Nov. 30th. OF. 2,605,293.3;
making total receipts of
the General Fund
from Dec. 1st. '06. to
Nov. 30th. '01.....-. 2,950,S1I.I'
\ We fnd that the dis
bursements against
Il said fund from Dec.
1st. '0G. to Nov 5oth, o
'07. amount -,o''-o-
ba!ahse De que 1T OF. 2s5,5s5.5
Educational Furd-
We fnd balance dne-e5-
E~duc3 o ru"u Zee tablt
plnan+s dino said E,rd inter
from Dec. 1st, 90 to 5k ieaH
Nov. 3Oth- '07....... ctrculat
Making total receipts of Inc I
I1d13cationaI Fnnd. SIS buried
from Dee. 1st, 90 30 ousiF I
Nov. Goth. % ....... Z
We find that the dis Mr..
bursements Of this ~
Fund from Dec. 1st.
'06. TO Nov 30th, '07
amount to. 9t,9Io.o
$ Balance due Educationa
Fund Dec. 1st, '07 was 9,9T2a
General Fund
Palance due Genera
Fund Dec. 1st, '07....s 29o,o52.9
Receipts received on
General Fund from
Dee. 1st, '07, to Nov. =
Goth. .... 2,6oo,fo9'u
Io E,in [eG Dec 90, ,6s.... 3.161,9751
Disbursements against
the General Fund
from Dec. 1st, '07, TO
nov. 30th. 'oS.... Z'oVo'99f
nd &oy Goth '0S. 5~56.02O.:
Educational Fund.
EuEance due Dec. 1st, % 9'9'Z7
E~ar-ipts from Nov. 30th, o,f
#- to Dec. 1st. % 22'o'pt
Total receipts to Dec.
LIST. 08.... o9'o"'.'
'.saursements against
said Fund from NOV. ~
-.tH. OF. to Dec. 1st. % oo'lf7'
#.en.e due from Jtdu-
Isl ny 1892
w fnd that the Treasurer had 9
hand Deoember 1st. 1908, total pa
al'1e longing to these FUNDS u
sum of z~563.412.42. We have exafl
meg the cord of his bank accouI
@Ha ond that he has to his credit su
,.(.e4t funds in the various banks
Vtton he deposits to meet the apop
'hiHk 1T due the State lreasui'
~ say that the books in his depar
~ 90 k-nL IN q most admlraO