MICHIGAN. 



539 



County, 1,916; Ontonagon, 797 total, 15,166 

 tons. Over 905 tons less than in 1871. 



Assessments were made by copper-mining 

 companies in 1872 amounting to $190,000, and 

 dividends amounting to $3,390,000. The fol- 

 lowing is given as an approximate statement 

 of ingot-copper produced, and its value : 



The following table shows the growth of 

 the iron production in the Lake Superior iron- 

 region, as given in the Marquette Mining 



Journal : 



Auditor-General William Humphrey makes 

 the following exhibit of the State finances. 

 The financial period covers the twelve months 

 closing September 30, 1872. During this period 

 the financial transactions were as follows : 



Gross receipts to the State Treasury $2,181,498 22 



Add balance in Treasury October 1, 1871 694,122 66 



Total in Treasury during twelve months $2.875,620 88 

 Gross expenditures from State Treasury. . . . 1,898,396 85 



Balance in Treasury, September 30, 1872, $977.224 03 

 The gross Treasury receipts are stated above 



at $2,181,498 22 



Which cover the price of State swamp-lands 

 expended during the period for the con- 

 struction of swamp-land State roads, being 



(net cash) $265,975 75 



Amounts of expenditures recov- 

 ered (not cash) 400 46 



266,376 21 



Giving for cash receipts $1,915,122 01 



t the cash, there was paid into the State 



Treasury, in trust 666,040 58 



Leaving for net cash revenue receipts.. $1,249,081 43 



And these net cash general revenue receipts 

 were from the sources and of the amounts as 

 follows : 



From specific taxes $340,326 75 



From trust funds (sale of lands) 227,633 34 



From direct taxes 577,117 95 



$1,145,078 04 



From miscellaneous sources. . . . $45,111 39 

 Eeimbursed by United States 



(war expenses) 58,892 00 



104,003 39 



Total, as above $1,249,081 43 



The general revenue receipts (net cash) were 

 through the following funds : 



From the General Fund $619,948 99 



From the Specific Tax Fund .... 340,326 75 

 From the Internal Improvement 



Fund 840 00 



From the University Fund 5,521 40 



From the Normal School Fund. . 419 67 



From the Primary School Fund. 154,697 59 

 From the five per cent. Primary 



School Fund. 33,447 29 



From the Agricultural College 



Fund 33,447 39 



From the war expenses reim- 

 bursed by United States 58,892 00 



From escheats 100 00 



Sale of ordnance and stores 1,440 35 



$1,249,081 43 



The cash receipts in trust were through 

 funds as follows : 



Through the General Fund $495,481 53 



Through the Educational Funds, 574 54 



Through the Educational Inter- 

 est Funds 63,252 70 



Through the St. Mary's Falls 



Ship-Canal Fund 30,923 30 



Through the Swamp-land Inter- 

 est Fund 4,004 86 



Through the Swamp-land Fund. 33,556 04 



Through the Asylum Fund 3,334 71 



Through the State Building 



Fund 1,747 12 



Through the Internal Improve- 

 ment Fund 14,356 74 



Through the Sundry Deposits. . . 963 87 



Through the Specific Tax Fund. 17,845 17 



$666,040 58 



As above stated, the gross expenditures 

 were for the fiscal period $1,898,396 85 



Which covered of swamp-land 

 warrants $265,995 75 



And rent recovered 250 00 



$266,225 75 



Leaving for cash expenditures $1,632,171 10 



There was expended, of cash in trust 603,559 89 



Giving for amount expended from revenue 

 proper $1,028,611 21 



The cash expenditures from revenue proper 



were through the several funds as follows : 



Through the General Fund $515,872 68 



Through the Primary School 



Interest Fund 137,401 79 



Through the University Interest 



Fund 30,038 70 



Through the Normal School In- 

 terest Fund 22,370 52 



Through the Agricultural Col- 

 lege Interest Fund 3,551 99 



Through the University Aid 



Fund 15,000 00 



Through, the Asylum Fund 134,976 74 



Through the Two Million Loan 



Sinking Fund 112,000 00 



Through the War Fund 32,915 00 



Through the State Building 



Fund 11,293 82 



Through the Military Fund 9,189 97 



Through the Soldiers' Aid Fund, 4,000 00 



