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Rh submit to you the Auditors Book, as I cannot believe that the accounts have been kept according to the requirements of the law respecting the auditorship.

H. Clark

Oregon City, Feby 9th, 1849. Audtr.


 * Archives MS., and Brown's Political History of Oregon, p. 462.

[Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, Feb. 12, 1849.]

The Committee to whom was referred the the Report of the Treasurer and Auditor of Public accounts ask leaf [sic] to report: That they have had the same under consideration and find that, from the manner the law authorises the Treasurer to exchange scrip it is impossible for the Auditors and Treasurers Books to correSpond.

The report of the Treasurer shows outstanding Scrip amount to... . $5488.59

The amount of draft drawn on the Treasurer by auditor is. . . . . . . . 3529.18

The Auditors report shows amount of warrants drawn on Treasurer is 3529 .20

Making a nominal difference of two cents.

The appropriation made for the year ending I Tuesday in December, 1848 amounted to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $4749.25

There has been expended of that amount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8186.35

leaving a balance unexpended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1562.90

Your Committee would recommend the modification of the law authorizing the Treasurer to exchange Scrip to save the Territory from paying Compound Interest.

Respectfully submitted

M. Crawford Chrmn.