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tion of the Oattle Bureau may be when all outstanding 

 accounts come in at the end of the year. 



For example, the financial statement shows a balance on 

 hand Dec. 15, 1902, of $16,787.01 ; but at the end of the 

 year there was a deficiency which required an appropriation 

 of $4,500. This deficiency was due to the increased expendi- 

 tures brought about by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. 

 If it had not been for this, the amount on hand Dec. 15, 1902, 

 would have been ample to meet all outstanding liabilities. 



The appended figures show a balance on hand Dec. 15, 

 1903, of $2,079.53 ; but this sum will not be sufficient to 

 meet all the bills which will come in Jan. 1, 1904, and 

 another deficiency appropriation will be required. This 

 deficiency has been kept down to the lowest possible limit 

 by releasing cattle quarantined on suspicion of l)eing tuber- 

 culous early in November, when it was apparent that it 

 ^vould not be possible to take any more cattle without caus- 

 ing a large deficiency in the appropriation, which did not 

 seem judicious. Any indebtedness incurred during 1903 in 

 excess of the appropriations is due to increased expenditures 

 incurred on account of foot and mouth disease. 



Early in May it was apparent that more money would be 

 needed in order to complete the year's work ; and a letter 

 was written to the ways and means committee, calling its 

 attention to this fact, and requesting an additional appro- 

 priation of $25,000, but it was decided by the committee 

 that $15,000 would be sufficient, and this sum was allowed. 



Certain Avork cannot be relincjuished, such as that relating 

 to glanders, and keeping up the rules requiring cattle brought 

 into Massachusetts from without the State to be tested with 

 tuberculin, in order to be sure that they are free from tuber- 

 culosis when placed upon our markets. 



Financial Statement. 



At the date of the second semiannual report of this Bureau, 



Dec. 15, 1902, there remained an unexpended balance of $16,787 01 



Appropriated under chapter 81, Acts of 1903, . . . 58,000 00 



Appropriated under chapter 427, Acts of 1903 (additional) , 15,000 00 



Appropriated under chapter 264, Acts of 1903 (deficit), . 4,500 00 



Total appropriations, etc., . . . . . $94,287 01 



