240 DEPARTMENTAL EEPOETS. 



Depai'tinents, wlio passes ui)on the accounts of the Department of 

 Agriculture, explains itself: 



Treasury Department, 

 Office of Auditor for the State and other Departments, 



Washington, D. C, December S, 1S99. 



Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculttire. 



Sir: I have the honor to state that, acting under the authority conferred upon 

 me by the act of March 15, 1898, section 5 (80 Stat., 277. 316) , 1 recently caused an 

 examination to he made of the books, papers, and accounts of F. L. Evans, Dis- 

 bursing Clerk. Department of Agriculture, which showed the following to be the 

 condition at the close of busmess on October 13, 1899: 



Debit. 



Balance due the United States on settlements. 818,135.53 



Amount advanced on requisitions . 1, 203, 193. 42 



To be accounted for 1,221,328.95 



Credit. 



Balance due officer on settlement 4,195.09 



Cash on hand 365.12 



Voucher paid since September 30,1899 65,931.50 



Amount to credit of Disbursing Clerk with Treasurer of 



the United States $14,500.51 



Outstanding checks 3,101.74 



11, 398. 77 



With assistant treasurer at Chicago. 46, 253. 69 



Outstanding checks. 26,346.24 



19,907.45 



With assistant treasurer at New York 54. 909. 31 



Outstanding checks 51,355.85 



3,553.46 



Vouchers in the Auditors office 1.115.976.24 



Suspensions outstanding... .._ 1.32 



1,221,328.95 



It affords me pleasure to state that the condition of affairs in this office shows 

 that Mr. Evans, his cashier, and clerks are extremely careful and painstaking in 

 their official work. I find that at the close of each day the books are balanced so 

 as to show the amount of cash on hand and on deposit, and the vouchers paid for 

 the day and for the month. Mr. Evans's accounts are rendered promptly and in a 

 manner very satisfactory to the accounting officers. 

 Respectfully, 



Ernst G. TnniE,- Auditor. 



LEASED BUILDINGS, WITH LOCATION AND MONTHLY AND ANNUAL 



RENTAL. 



In the District of Columbia. — The following- is a statement of the 

 location, annual rental, and use of the several buildings under lease 

 hj the Department in the District of Columbia during the year ending 

 June 30, 1900: 



No. 1362 B street SW. , Bureau of Animal Industry laboratory $1, 200 



No. 1358 B street S W. , Division of Botany laboratory 720 



No. 1364 B street SW., Division of Chemistry laboratory 1,300 



No. 212 Thirteenth street SW., Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pa- 



tholog}' laboratory . . . . 660 



No. 214 Thirteenth street SW., Division of Soils laboratory 660 



Total.. 4,440 



