250 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 5,

R. Hamilton, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor, Stewart, of Balt,
city, McAleese, Hart, Loane, Greepfie'ld, McColgan, Harig,
Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Grimes, Stake, Clark, Watkins,
Fletchall, Wier, Wack, Park, Brace, Waters, Vander-
ford, Gait, Brown, Maclin, Stewart, of Howard, Leonard,
Bedsworth, West, Giotfelty— 73.

The Speaker laid before the House the following Report
and Communication from Hon. Levin Woolford, Comptroller
of the Treasnry, together with the Report therein named.

Which were severally read.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

Annapolis, Feby. 4th, 1874.
Hon. JESSE K..HINES,

Speaker of the House of Delegates:

DEAR SIR :—In obedience to an order passed the House on
the 27th ult., to wit: "Ordered, that the Comptroller of the
Treasury be requested to furnish this House, at the earliest
practicable day, the number of boats licensed to dredge oys-
ters in the waters of this State, and the gross amount of
revenue derived therefrom," I have the honor to transmit
herewith a statement showing the total number of boats
licensed during the "fiscal year" 1873, in each county and
the City of Baltimore, and the gross amount of revenue
derived from said licenses.

COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY.	No. of Boats Licensed	Amt. of Rev- enue Rec'd.
Anne Arundel County........................	4	$ 380 00
Baltimore City..................................	261	21,717 89
Calvert County..................................	11	790 95
Caroline " .................................	1	73 29
Dorchester County.............................	91	6,960 28
Queen Anne's County.........................	1	58 05
St. Mary's " .........................	4	305 43
Somerset " .........................	337	22,272 26
Talbot " .........................	11	763 32
Wicomico " .........................	11	837 99
Totals.....................................	732	$54,159 46

Very respectfully, yours, &c.,

LEVIN WOOLFORD,

Comptroller of the Treasury.