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prived of all redress, however wronged by the act 

 of surrender. I am thus led to the conclusion that 

 the warrant of the surrender of the prisoner to the 

 Belgian authorities is unconstitutional and void, and 

 is of insufficient authority for his detention and im- 

 prisonment by the warden of the City Prison. 



The total funded debt of the State at the be- 

 ginning of the fiscal year, September 30, 1871, 

 was $38,121,606.40, classified as follows : 



General Fund $4,040.02640 



Contingent 68,000 00 



Canal. 11,966,580 00 



Bounty 22,047,000 00 



Total $38,121,606 40 



On the 30th September, 1872, the total fund- 

 ed debt was $36,574,206.40, classified as fol- 

 lows: 



General Fund 



Contingent " 68,000 00 



Canal. 11,396,68000 



Bounty 21,121,000 00 



Total "$36,574,206 40 



The actual reduction, by cancellation of 

 matured stocks, and those purchased on ac- 

 count of bounty debt sinking fund, was $1,- 

 547,400. 



The following statement shows the amount 

 of the State debt on the 30th September, 1872, 

 after deducting the unapplied balances of the 

 sinking funds at that date: 



Total. 



$36,574,206 40 $11,187.480 56; $25,386,725 84 



The debt at the beginning of the year, after 

 deducting the unapplied balances of the sink- 

 ing funds, was $29,482,702.52 ; at the end of 

 the year, $25,386,725.84; which shows a re- 

 duction of $4,095,976.68. What is known as 

 the general fund debt, amounting to $3,988,- 

 526.40, consists of $561,500 of " Astor stock," 

 issued under laws of 1827 and 1832, $3,257,- 

 887.77 of "deficiency loans," issued under 

 laws of 1848, " Comptroller's bonds " amount- 

 ing to $66,443.76, and u Indian annuities " to 

 the amount of $122,694.87. It is payable as 

 follows : 



On demand $30,4 



1875 900.000 00 



1878 800.000 00 



Atpleasure 2,258,082 64 



Total $3,988,526 40 



The receipts from the general fund debt 

 sinking fund for the year amounted to $1,864,- 

 168.89, from which payments were made 

 amounting to $279,172.75. 



Of the canal debt, amounting to $11,396,- 

 680 on the 30th of September, $1,106,580 

 was incurred under section 1 of the constitu- 

 tion, and is redeemable January 1, 1874; 

 $9,285,000 was incurred under section 3 of the 

 constitution, bears 6 per cent, interest, and is 



redeemable at various dates, prior to July 1, 

 1887, the larger portion falling due in 1873 

 and 1874; $880,000 was incurred under sec- 

 tion 12 of the constitution, for the payment of 

 the floating fund, and is redeemable in 1877. 

 The following statement shows the tolls re- 

 ceived on each canal, and the total expendi- 

 tures for ordinary and extraordinary repairs 

 and new work, during the fiscal year ending 

 September 30, 1872. 



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The bounty debt on the 30th of September 

 consisted of $19,861,000 registered stock and 



