Appropriation and disbursements, fiscal year ending August 31, 1903—Continued.

The debit amounts shown have been covered by appropriation Acts 807 and 831. The balance stated above covers property for June, 1903, amounting to $19, 650. 83, which has not yet been charged against appropriation in the auditor's office, which would make balance due bureau under maintenance of public buildings and public works, 1903.. In treasury to credit of disbursing officer.. Due appropriation from contingent expenses, 1904.

Total.....

$69,916.92 14,017. 18 58.50 83, 992. 60

Loss to appropriations account changes in rate on money and property

Paid insular purchasing agent for property

Total.....

$237, 233. 18

237, 233. 18

83.992. 61

$59, 914. 34 127, 566.94 5,000.00 3,675, 29 41, 076. 61

EXHIBIT C.

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER, FOR THE

Hon. JAMES F. SMITH,

FISCAL YEAR 1903.

BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING,

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER,
Manila, P. I., September 15, 1903.

Secretary of Public Instruction.

SIR: In compliance with the provisions of Act 296, and your letter of August 21, 1903, I have the honor to present the following report, covering the period from July 1, 1902, to June 30, 1903, inclusive, with certain information to date of report:

Table No. 1 shows the product of the plant compared with the cost of operation. Value of the total product, $221,960.10: total cost of operation, $171,572.80; excess of product over cost of operation, $50,387.30; exclusive of the wear and tear on equipment and an allowance for rent. Allowing 10 per cent on the value of the equipment for wear and tear ($14,150.66) and $12,000 for rent, there remains $24,236.64 excess of product over all.

The scale of prices from which the printing and binding was computed was based on Ramaley's scale, and is less than that paid for printing and binding by the civil and military governments of the Philippine Islands to commercial houses previous to September 15, 1901. Still, during this period the bureau has maintained a school of instruction in all of the trade specialties.

Table No. 2 is a statement of appropriations and disbursements and the balances on hand in the several subdivisions of the appropriation acts. In this table the losses and gains by reason of changes in ratios have been disregarded.

Table No. 3 is a statement of miscellaneous receipts of the bureau for other than printing and binding.

Table No. 4 is a separate statement of appropriations for salaries and wages, the amount expended, and the balances on hand exclusive of losses by the changes in ratios.

Table No. 5 is an itemized statement of disbursements by J. G. Jester, United States disbursing officer, Insular Bureau, Washington, D. C., with a recapitulation showing resources and disbursements. In this connection attention is called to the column showing dates orders were placed, being separated into the fiscal years of 1902 and 1903.

Table No. 6 is a statement of sundry disbursements made by H. A. Lampman, disbursing officer, at Manila, P. I.

Table No. 7 is a statement of purchases from the insular purchasing agent, showing charges by vouchers and ratio of reduction in making settlement in the auditor's office. For itemization of articles included

in these vouchers see Table No. 8.

Table No. 8 is a statement of articles ordered from the insular purchasing agent and received previous to June 30, 1903. Financial statement covering these items, with voucher numbers and the ratios at which settlements were made, is given in Table No. 7.

Table No. 9 is a statement of all orders received prior to June 30, 1903, but not paid for from the funds of this bureau. Nearly all of these have been paid by J. G. Jester out of funds of the insular purchasing agent.

Table No. 10 is a statement of articles ordered through the insular purchasing agent during the fiscal year 1903, but not received before July 1, 1903. These amounts are chargeable against the balances in the appropriations for contingent expenses.

Table No. 11 is an itemized statement of stock and supplies used during the fiscal year 1903 and those dropped by report of committee. Table No. 12 is an itemized statement of printing paper expended during the fiscal year 1903.

Table No. 13 is an itemized statement of stock and supplies on hand June 30, 1903.

Table No. 14 is a statement of sundry disbursements for the fiscal year 1902 made at Manila, P. I., by H. A. Lampman, and chargeable against the contingent expenses of that fiscal year.

Table No. 15 is a statement of articles delivered by the insular purchasing agent during the fiscal year 1903, chargeable to the fiscal year 1902, showing charges by vouchers and ratio of reduction in the auditor's office. For itemization of articles included in these vouchers see Table No. 16.

Table No. 16 is an itemized statement of articles ordered from the insular purchasing agent in Manila, P. I., during the fiscal year 1902, but delivered and charged subsequent to that date. Financial statement covering these items and the ratio of reduction made by auditor is shown in Table No. 15.

Table No. 16a gives in detail the number of employees on the rolls of this bureau September 1, 1903, with their nationalities.

Table No. 17 is a statement of the printing and binding executed by the bureau of public printing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, and includes (1) itemized list by departments, bureaus, and offices, and by months; (2) itemized list of work done for other than the civil government; (3) recapitulation of all work executed, shown by departments and by months.

EQUIPMENT.

Among the important additions ordered to the equipment of this plant during the year have been the following: 4 linotype machines, duplication of power plant, 1 rotary planer, 3 Miehle presses No. 1 (one installed), and 3 Gordon platen presses, 1 plate-shaving machine, and 1 Quimby screw pump.

Following the completion of the census, the institution of a legislative assembly will create certain demands on this bureau which it will be necessary to provide for in advance. Should it be decided that the proceedings of this assembly are to be printed daily, or even weekly, and kept current, the equipment of the plant will have to be materially increased, and the orders therefor placed at least eighteen months in advance to insure its delivery and installation.

BUILDING.

Owing to the increased demands on the present building, it has been found necessary to provide extra warehouse room on the ground of this bureau, and for that purpose the Commission has appropriated $38,500 U. S. currency for a structural steel building, 135 feet long by 45 feet 6 inches wide, two stories high, of similar style to the present plant.

It is my intention to ask the insular architect to make a thorough inspection of the present buildings with a view to remedying certain defects. Having secured such a report in writing, recommendations will be made to the Commission in relation thereto.

EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING.

On September 1, 1903, there were 248 employees on the rolls. Table No. 16a gives the number of employees by departments, whether permanent or temporary, giving nationalities and the number entitled to overtime pay.

The following data shows the separations by classes and nationalties, and also gives the number of those separated from the service who were selected from the eligible list of the U. S. Civil Service Commission during the fiscal year 1903:

For the purpose of maintaining the permanency of the native working force of the bureau it was deemed wise to provide extra compensation for faithful service, which was done by the passage of Act No.