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Disbursements. 

 Paid business orders $15,019 98 



Paid premium checks 11,123 00 



Paid Horticultural premium checks 800 00 



Paid check of previous issue 20 00 



Balance cash on hand 6,486 18 



$33,449 16 

 A. J. DEAN, 



Treasurer. 



Keport accepted and referred to Finance Committee. 

 The report on Police was presented by Supt. J. C. Sharp. 



Jackson, Mich., December 24, 1SS6. 

 To the Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemen — The Superintendent of Police would respectfully report that the 

 expenses for police during the Fair were as follows : 



Night police and watchmen |131 25 



Day police-. 251 00 



Total $382 25 



The expense was larger than usual owing to the necessity of employmg a number of 

 police on Sunday prior to the Fair, and because of increased wages paid. The usual 

 wages paid was $1 75 per day instead of $1.50, and in a few instances $3.00 per day. 

 The total number of men employed was 54, who served from one-half day to six days 

 each. 



General good order was preserved upon the grounds; no drunkenness or intoxication 

 was reported; there was entire freedom from accident, and only a few^ thefts w^ere 

 reported, and they of a character to leave some doubt as to whether the loss was not 

 the result of carelessness. The only arrest made was for breaking into the grounds. 



.JOHN C. SHARP, 



Superintendent of Police. 



Accepted. 



The report of General Superintendent Cobb was submitted as follows : 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society : 

 Gentlemen — Your General Superintendent would respectfully report that with one 

 exception geiieral good order prevailed during the entire Fair ; every Superintendent 

 seemed well quaUfied for the position assigned him, especially Superintendents PhiUips 

 of the Horse department and Butterfield of the Cattle department : they both showed a 

 large amount of coolness while waiting for stalls for the stock they were called upon 

 to look after, and while the Business Committee were compelled to work as it were 

 with hands tied, they also by keeping cool accomplished a large amount of work in a 

 very short time. The rain on Thursday was to be regretted, yet it was beyond the con- 

 trol of any committee. The closing of one booth was the only unpleasant duty that 

 the Superintendent was called upon to witness, aside from the uncomfortable traveling 

 after the rain. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



W. H. COBB, 



General Superintendent. 



Eeport accepted. , 



