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Rh treasury during the year, which ware [sic] not reported to the auditor's department, in the absence of directory statutes to that elfect. All of which is respectfully submitted.

G. W. Bell.

"To the Hon House of Representatives of Oregon Territory now in Session."

The Treasurer would respectfuly beg leave to Report as follows The whole amt of Scrip Issued by myself 8: former Treasurers is. . 14,373.91

Amt Redeemed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8,935.52

Outstanding Scrip is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 5,438.59

Since the last report there has been

Dr

Scrip Issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5470.72

Absentee Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660.00

County Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1428.50

Licenses to vend Mdze &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305.00

Or

Paid Auditor's Drfts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3529.18

" Interest on Scrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 116.70

" 10 pr. ct collection .on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 62.50

Scrip redeemed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4155.79

7864.22

The Treasurer would beg of your Hon. Body to devise some means for the payment of the interest on the scrip as the way it now stands the Territory is paying compound interest which you are all aware the Territory can ill afford. I would humbly suggest that it would be advantageous to place to the credit of the Territory funds sufficient to meet the anticipated demand in some store and when the scrip is presented for exchange draw an order for the interest and issue scrip for the actual amount on the face of the Grip. Or again authorize the Treasurer to issue scrip without interest for the amt of the Interest due. Your Hon. body will please observe that but few taxes have been paid in. From Polk, Linn, and Benton county no returns have been made—from other counties returns have been forwarded. But excepting Clackamas, Tuality and Yamhill no tax has been received