Auditor of Accounts
HOUSE DOCUMENT. No. 43 ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT Of THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS Of THE commonwealth ofmassachusetts FOr The YEAr ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1888. BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square. 1889. Commoufomllk oi ISassaxjyiisrits. Auditor’s Department, Boston, Jan. 30, 1889. Hon. William E. Barrett, Speaker of the Souse of Representatives. Sir ; In compliance with chapter 207 of the Acts of 1884, I have the honor to present herewith an abstract, in print, of the annual report of this department for the year ending Dec. 31 , 1888. Very respectfully, CHARLES R. LADD, Auditor. Cnmmontomltlj ai Sbssadntsctts. Auditor's Department, Boston, Jan. 30, 1889. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives. I have the honor to present the fortieth annual report of this department, it being for the year ending Dec. 31, 1888. Arrangement of the Report. The report consists of two parts. The first part exhibits, summarily and in detail, the revenue transactions of the year, tabulated and arranged in exact conformity to the re- quirements of chapter 16 of the Public Statutes. The second part shows in like manner the transactions on account of the several sinking funds, also of the trust and other funds, and contains full information upon all matters of public interest relating to the funded debt. And first of revenue transactions. Revenue Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments on account of revenue for the year, including cash in the treasury, arc summarily shown in the following statement: Cash in the treasury Jan. 1, 1888, . $1,242,036 31 received during the year, .
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