568 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MiscETXANEors SECTION. — This section has charge of the prepara- 

 tion of the several annual reports to Congress and the adniinistrative 

 cxaminatifMi of the accounts of the Forest Service and of the Weather 

 Bureau; also audits all accounts of the Board of Consulting Scientific 

 Experts. 



Freight and transportatiox section. — This section audits all 

 passenger and freight accounts and prepares and issues all passenger 

 transportation requests and bills of lading covering freight shipments. 



WORK OF THE YEAR. 



appropriations, expenditures, etc. 



The total appropriations for the Department for the year ended 

 June 30, 1910, amounted to $15,470,634.16, not including $720,000 

 and $624,000 appropriated for the several State agricultural experi- 

 ment stations. Of this sum ($15,470,634.16), $13,794,231.97 was 

 disbursed prior to the close of the year, leaving a balance of 

 $1,676,402.19, nearly all of which is covered by outstanding liabilities. 

 Supplemental accounts for the year 1909 were also paid, amounting 

 to $833,283.44. The unexpended balances for the year 1908, 

 amounting to $442,538.63, were finally covered into the Treasury 

 on June 30, 1910. 



There were received, audited, and paid 56,415 accounts, amounting 

 to $10,389,784.78 (not including Forest Service). In payment of 

 these accounts 108,757 checks were drawn on the Treasury at Wash- 

 ington and the subtreasuries at New York and at Chicago. 



There were also audited and sent to the Treasury Department for 

 payment 1,473 accounts. 



LOST checks. 



During the year 37 checks were lost in transit through the mails or 

 by the payees. 



requisitions, letters, and requests. 



One hundred and four requisitions were dra\vn on the Treasury, 

 aggregating $10,540,671.75 (this does not include Forest Service). 



The number of requisitions issued for supplies was 22,803. 



The number of letters of authorization for travel was 6,657. 



The number of letters written and received in the ordinary trans- 

 action of business was about 87,500. 



The number of requests for passenger transportation was 32,418. 



The number of requests on the Quartermaster-General for the 

 transportation of government property was 553. 



The number of departmental bills of lading issued was 2,626. 



new buildings for department. 



Of the $1 ,500,000 appropriated by Congress for new buildings there 

 has been expended $1,499,717.30, leaving a balance on June 30, 1910, 

 of $282.70. This balance was covered into the Treasury to the credit 

 of the "Surplus Fund" on that date upon the recommendation of the 

 Building Committee, there being no outstanding liabilities against the 

 appropriation. 



