REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS AND 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Division of Accounts and Disbursements, 



Washington, D. C, August 1, 1900. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a brief report of the work 

 of this Division for the year ending June 30, 1900, in which the appro- 

 priations and exj)enditures are shown in detail. 



There is also submitted with the report a revised statement of all 



appropriations, disbursements, and unexpended balances from 1839 



to 1900, inclusive; also a table showing the various amounts estimated 



for by the Department, and those actually appropriated by Congress. 



Respectfully, 



F. L. Evans, 



Hon. James Wilson, Secretary. 



Chief. 



work of the year, 



appropriations and expenditures. 



For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, the sum of $3,006,022 was 

 appropriated by Congress for the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, exceeding by S17G,320 the amount appropriated for 1899. In 

 addition to this sum, $720,000 was appropriated for equal division 

 among the 48 agricultural stations of the country, being the usual 

 amount provided by Congress for this i^urpose. 



During the year the expenditures and liabilities incurred in con- 

 nection with the first-named sum were about $2,975,000, leaving a 

 final balance to be returned to the Treasury of about 130,000. 



Including the payment of supplemental accounts for the year 1898 

 and 1899, the total expenditures during the year amounted to 

 $2,710,885.10. 



The unexpended balances of the appropriations for the year end- 

 ing June 30, 1898, were carried to the sur^jlus fund and covered into 

 the Treasury on June 30, 1900, amounting to $42,391.56. 



During the year 17,055 accounts were received, PAidited, and paid, 

 as follows: Divisional, 5,173, amounting to 1822,222.94; Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, 3,467, amounting to $890,816.56; Weather Bureau, 

 8,419, amounting to $997,845.60. In payment of these a,ccounts 

 29,376 checks were drawn on the Treasury at Washington and sub- 

 treasuries at New York and Chicago. 



The amount expended for telegraph and telephone service for the 

 Weather Bureau was $171,500. 



During the year the telephone service of the Department, exclusive 



of the Weather Bureau, was further extended, there now being 31 



stations in the system. 



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