436 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Financial Statement. 

 At the end of the year 1898, the appropriation made by 

 the Legislature of that year being insufficient for the work 

 of the commission, there remained unpaid bills to the amount 

 of $4,900.42, as follows : — 



For salaries of commissioners, $3,060 00 



For expenses of commissioners, ...... 1,132 18 



For salaries and expenses of agents in the suppression of 



glanders, 87 42 



For expenses of laboratory and experimental work in the 



suppression of glanders and rabies, 145 75 



For expenses of killing and burial of glandered horses, . 28 00 

 For expenses of maintaining quarantine stations at Brighton, 



Watertown and Somerville, 447 07 



Total, $4,900 42 



The payment of these accounts was provided for by the un- 

 expended balance of the appropriation for 1898, . . $385 63 



And a deficiency appropriation made by chapter 95, Acts of 



1899, approved Feb. 23, 1899, for the balance, . . . 4,514 79 



Total, $4,900 42 



The Legislature of 1899 made an appropriation of $75,000 

 for carrying on the work of the Cattle Connnission, under 

 the provisions of chapter 408, Acts of 1899. 



The expenses of the work of "the extirpation, prevention 

 and suppression of contagious diseases among domestic ani- 

 mals "for the year 1899, including all bills rendered and 

 claims adjusted to December 15, are as follows : — 



Paid for cattle condemned, killed and found tuberculous, 785 



head, at an average of $22 each, . 

 Paid for cattle condemned, killed and no lesions found, 17 



head, at an average of $23.24 each, . 

 Paid for expenses of quarantine on 4 head, . 

 Paid for expense of killing and Ijui'ial^ . 



Paid for salaries of commissioners. 

 Paid for expenses of commissioners, 

 Paid for salaries of agents, 



