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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



KECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 



The last table of tlie appendix shows in detail the receipts from 

 license fees and fines for the year 1914, and the amounts expended 

 from the appropriation for the maintenance of the work of this Bu- 

 reau. 



To afiford an idea of the growth of the Bureau's work during the 

 term of the present Commissioner, the following table shows the 

 number of samples analyzed, cases terminated, and the receipts 

 from license fees and fines, which have been paid direct to the State 

 Treasury, and on the other hand, tlie expenditures made under spe- 

 cific appropriations for the maintenance of the work of the Bureau. 



Tear. 



1908, 

 1909, 

 1910, 

 1911, 

 1912, 

 1913, 

 1914, 



S 



$55,732 63 

 54,5SO 62 

 86,594 15 

 110,802 95 

 120,993 48 

 136,125 49 

 173,789 76 

 225,910 78 



$964,529 86 



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 a 



H 



$78,455 88 

 69,986 20 

 83,700 00 

 79,661 65 

 83.083 15 

 81.858 55 

 75,587 12 

 73,2r71 41 



$625,585 96 



This table shows that the receipts for the year 1914, which are 

 deposited with the State Treasurer for the use of the Common- 

 wealth, were $152,639.37 in excess of the expenditures, which are 

 provided for by a special appropriation, and that for the entire 

 period of eight years the total receipts were |338,943.90, in excess 

 of the expenditures. 



It may be worth while to repeat in this connection that the cost 

 of the service is about 12 cents for each |1,000.00 of food purchased 

 by the citizens of Pennsylvania, or about one cent annually for each 

 head of population. That statements such as those given above, are 

 not suitable to determine the value of the service or its efficiency, 

 has so often have been said in these reports, that it is not necessary 

 to repeat it in this connection. It is, however, entirely clear that, 

 in Pennsylvania and in other states of the Union, the introduction 

 of the system of pure food legislation has very greatly increased the 

 certainty of a citizen securing that food for which he asks when he 

 goes out to buy, and of his receiving it in a sound condition and 

 free from injurious ingredients. It is pleasing to be able to say that 

 the public, the courts, and the press continue to show a warm ap- 

 preciation of tbe importance of this work, and give to it an increas- 

 ing measure of cordial support. 



