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Show OFFICIAL REPORTS. THE TREASURY D EP ART II EST. Washington, 3. The secretary of the treasury's report says the ordinary revenue from all sources, for the fiscal year ending June oOth, 1877, were: From customs, $130,956,-4U3; $130,956,-4U3; from internal revenue, 118,-630.407; 118,-630.407; from Bales of public lands, U76, 253; from the Ui on circulation and deposit of national banks, $7,-078,550; $7,-078,550; from the repayment of in-tereat in-tereat by the Pacific railway companies, com-panies, $1,661,998; from ruetomi fees, tines, pnallies, etc., $1,044,712; from fees, cooBular, leUers patent and landa, $1,77 .jjll; from the proceeds ui auiva ui (jO'ciuiueu. properly, $333,954; from the premium on sales of coin, $249,580; from proflU on coinge, wto., $3,273,239; from mis-cellaueoiiB mis-cellaueoiiB sources, $;i,l67,782; total, ordinary receipts, $269,000,586. The ordinary expenditures for ttie same period, were, for civil expenses, $15,-794,188; $15,-794,188; for foreign intercourse, $1,-2211,768; $1,-2211,768; for Indians, $5,277,007; for pensions, $27,963,752; for the military mili-tary establishment, inclatfing river and harbor improvements and arsenals, $37,082,735; for the uaval establishment, including vessels, ves-sels, machinery and improvements at the navy yards, $14,959,935; for miscellaneous mis-cellaneous expenditures, including public buildings, light-houBea and collecting revenue, $3f,228,119; tor interest on the public debt, $97,124,-511; $97,124,-511; total ordinary expenditures, $238,660,008, leaviDg a surplus of reveaue of $30,3-10,577, which has been applied to the redemption ot notes, currency and bonds and to increase the treasury balance. Thero is a deficiency ia the sinking fund over this amount of (3,389,256. This is a decrease compared with the previous pre-vious year of $17,000,000 trom cus- wjujB tcnuutji 1 1 o,tw,wu i rum sales of coin; of $1,250,000 from sales of public property. There was an increase of $2,000,000 in internal revenue receipt; of $1,532,132 in profits on coinage. The net decrease for ths year from all sources is $18,-000,000. $18,-000,000. The expenditures in the war department decreased $988,152; in the navy, $1,003,374; interior, $983,-194; $983,-194; civil and miscellaneouB, $10,706,-307; $10,706,-307; interest on publio debt, $3,118,-759; $3,118,-759; total, $19,799,783. Part of this decrease, notably ia the navy, is not on account of the deficiency existing. A large part of the reduction is due to decreased salaries. For the fiscal year 1878, the estimates are revennei $193,962,430, which should be added to the actual revenue derived for the quarter ending September 30, 1877, which are $71,537,509. The expenditures expen-ditures for the same periods are estimated esti-mated at $161,699,738; actual, $70,-730,905; $70,-730,905; estimated lor 1879 revenues, $269,250,000; expenditures, $230,-6S8.796. $230,-6S8.796. The secretary deprecates the attempt at-tempt to repeal the resumption act, declaring that any measure create distrust will arrest lunding operations, disable the capacity of the United States for borrowing and compel the continued payment of the high rate of 6 per cent. lie insists that il silver dollars are issued it be under the restriction that gold alone shall pay the principal and interest on Oonda. He recommends that the secretary be empowered to sell bunds for coin or its equivalent in United States notes. He recommends that the secretary be empowered also, gradually to fund into 4 per centa all United States notss in excess of $300, 000,000. The bonds to be issued at par with coin or its market value in United States notes. He commends the general condition of the mints and diacurwjes at length the relations of gold and silver. He states that the expenses of maiutaining customs officers at Alaska, for the last two yeare was $17,418, while the receipts from customs were mucli less. navy department. Washingtou, 3. The secretary of the navy, in bis annual report, says the appropriations available for the present fiscal year, commencing July let, 1877, are $13,592,932. The whole amount drawn from the treasury treas-ury from July 1st to November 1st, 1877, in $5,343,037. Of this amount there is estimated to have been in the hands of the paymaster and agents of the government on November 1st, 1877, $876,528, besides $152,000 refunded, re-funded, making a total of $1,029,528, which, deducted from the amount drawn, will show the actual expenditure expendi-ture trom July lut to JJavember lat, 1877, to have been $1,313,509. The estimates lor the present fiscal year are $16,233,234, exclusive f $2,314,-231, $2,314,-231, submitted for new buildings, repairs re-pairs and improvements at the several' navy yards. In the report of the secretary of the navy of November 29, 1870, the estimated esti-mated amount fur the pay of the navy for the present pres-ent fiscal year wag $7,300,000, the computation bting based upon the number of officers and men then borne upon the re.giater. Congresw, however, by the act of March 3d, 1877, appropriated only $6,600,000, or $700,000 less than the estimate. This will necessarily produce a deficiency at the end of the fiscal year, unless congress shall appropriate the above amount, the payment of whioh to officers and men is so Died by law that it cannot be evaded. The amount appropriated lor the deli' ciency at the extra session of congress had reference only to the last lidcal year ending June 30th, 1&77, and was based upon the amount ascertained to be due upon the books ot the fourth auditor's ofhcu, whereas the deficiency J here referred to is estimated for the present fiscal year ending June 30th, 1878. An appropriation ot $400,000 to be immediately avail able is recommended for the purpose nf continuing the stone dry dock at Mare Inland. Reports from the late commandant at Mare Island show great decrease in the depth of water at the dockB and unless such radical measures are promptly adopted it will soon be impracticable to bring a veiyel of even moderate draught of water alongside the dock. The secretary considers ail the objects estimated for necessary and economical. econo-mical. As it in the only navy yard upon the Pacifio coast it is uouecea-saryto uouecea-saryto debate upon the great value of that at Mare Island, situated as it is behind the defences of San Francisco Fran-cisco having that growing and important impor-tant city to draw upon for skilled labor and material of all kinds, and being the only fort at which our vessels of war from the north and south Pacific can be property repaired, its importance cannot be over esti- , mated. j |