Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-13
MAKERS OF MONEY
d BUSY DURING YEAR
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Report of Director Ralph, Bu-
reau of Engraving and Print :.
ing, Submitted.

J. E. Ralph, director Of the bureau of
engraving and printing, has submitted
his annual report to the Secretary of the
Treasury. The fiscal year ending June
80, 1911. was a busy one in the bureau,
a night force and extra hours being nee
essary. In the following statement Di-
rector Ralph gives the expenditures of
the bureau and the work accomplished
by It:
The amount appropriated for use of
the bureau by the acts o. June II. lS4O;
June 25, 1910, and March 4, 1911. was
3.5Oe. Ill. The repayments for service
and materials. furnished the several ex-
ecutive departments and bureaus, in
GLIDING postage stamps furnished the
Post Office Department during the year.
amounted to $737. 61S.O4. making the ag-
gregate available for the work of the
bureau A,245, 7S9.O4. OF this amount
there was expended for salaries. $2O6
1854; for compensation of employee,
81. 5s7 .5s5.6S; for wages Of plate printers
and assistants. $1,7S1 ,62S.41: for materi-
ais and miscellaneous expenses. $6O2.
211.57; making an aggregate expenditure
of 81, $50, 2S4.2O and leaving an unexpend-
ed balance of $6o. 504.S4.
Money Delivered in Sheets.
Resulting from the expenditures above
stated were deliveries of 81. 49, 800 sheets
Of United States notes and certificates to
the treasurer Of the United States and
II. 526. 526 sheets of national bank notes
to the controller of the currency. The
appropriations for the bureau were based
on the delivery of only the quantities
that the treasurer and the controller es-
timated would be required, and which
were 6OO00O00 sheets Of notes and GER
tificates and 100000 sheets of national
bank notes. but. owing to the urgent de-
mand for deliveries In excess Of the esti-
mates, this bureau was able, by the use
of moneys saved through improved metal
DDS and increased efficiency Of employees.
to make deliveries, as above stated. of
!. 113, 800 sheets Of notes and certificates
and 1,526,526 sheets of national bank
notes in excess Of the estimates.
There were also delivered $500 sheets
of United States and Panama canal bonds
to the Secretary of the Treasury, division
Of loans and currency; S4,Ol1,2 84 sheets
Of internal revenue stamps to the COM
missioner of internal revenue; 153,OOO
sheets OF customs stamps to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. division of printing
and stationery; 81. 521 706 sheets of United
States postage stamps to postmasters on
orders of the Postmaster General; De-, Ssi
sheets Of Philippine postage stamps and
postal cards to the bureau of posts, Ma
Mia, p. l., on orders of the Secretary of
War: 1890 sheets OF registered bonds
and treasurers checks. to the govern
| ment of the Philippine Islands. on orders
of the Secretary OF War; 81 90 sheets of
postal savings cards and stamps to post
masters. on orders of the board of trus-
| tees of the postal savings system, and
2.O57,s5 sheets Of checks. drafts, war
| rants. ETC., to the Secretary of the Treas
| ury. division of printing and stationery;
| ageregating 262. SO6113 sheets. In addi-
ton to these Impressions delivered. mis-
Il oolA L.
ue of 500, sol %. of which amount $6S,
61S.2l was reimbursed to the appropria-
| tons for the bureau Of engraving and
printing. A.674.S4 was charged to the
deposited on account of mIscellaneous
receipts"