ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAYMASTER-GENERAL. WAR DEPARTMENT, PAYMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, October 14, 1899. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of this office for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899: On July 1, 1898, officers of the Pay Department were charged with public funds aggregating. During the fiscal year 1899 these officers received From the United States Treasury From soldiers' deposits...... From army paymasters' collections Total balances and receipts.. Accounted for as follows: Expended on account of pay of the Army Expended on account of pay of the Army (United States Volunteers). Exp ended on account of mileage to officers, National Defense. Expended on account of emergency fund, War Department, "to dis- Surplus funds deposited to credit of United States Treasurer. Treasurer. Balances charged officers June 30, 1899. Total...... $5,090, 371.58 84, 148, 099. 76 1,496, 762. 31 1, 220, 311. 10 A comparison of the expenditures of the last fiscal year with those of the preceding year shows a net increase of $56,721,723.33. The Army called into service by the President under the acts of April 22 and May 11, 1898, aggregated, volunteers and regulars, over 280,000 men. These have been regularly paid, either monthly or bimonthly, during their term of service, and in addition the volunteers, excepting those on duty in the Philippines, have been mustered out of service and received their final pay. |