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towns of Great Barrington, Sheffield, New Marlborongb, EgTemont, 

 Alford, West Stoekbridge, Stockbridge, Lee, Tyringham and Mon- 

 terey posting three or more printed copies in public places in their 

 respective towns, and by publication for two weeks in the " Berk- 

 shire Courier," a newspaper published weekly in the town of Great 

 Barrington. 



This order shall take effect upon its ajiproval. 



Austin Peters, 

 Chief of Cattle Bureau. 

 Approved in Council, April 27, 1910. 

 E, F. Hamlin, 



Executive Secretary. 



FiNANCiAT. Statement. 

 At the close of the last fiscal year, Nov. 80, 3 909, there 

 was on hand, as per the sixteenth semiannual report : — 



Balance of aj^propriation for salaries 



and expenses for 1909, . . . $316 29 



Balance of aiipropriation for general 



work of the Bureau for 1909, . . 173 47 



$489 76 



Appropriation for salaries and expenses 



of 1910, chapter 38, Acts of 1910, . $7,000 00 



Api^roi^riation for general work of the 



Bureau, chapter 165, Acts of 1910, . 100,000 00 



107,000 00 

 Total to be accounted for, $107,489 76 



Expended during the year: — 

 For 754 head of cattle condemned and 



killed during the year 1909, paid for 



in 3 910, . .' . . . . $16,087 50 

 For 7 head of cattle condemned and 



killed prior to 1909, paid for in 1910, 145 00 



For 1,311 head of cattle condemned and 



killed during the year, . . . 32,487 79 



For killing and burial, quarantine claims 



and arbitration expenses, . . . 403 75 



$49,124 04 



For services of agents (exclusive of 



glanders work), $16,577 35 



For expenses of agents (exclusive of 



glanders work), 5,898 91 



