14 REPORT OF THE

STATEMENT E--Continued.

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.	Amounts.	Aggregates.
Brought Forward.......................................... Worcester County............................................... The Indigent Blind................................................	$50,534 13 1,582 37 13,300 00	$74,836 97
Balance to credit of the "Free School Fund," Sep-		65,416 50
tember 30th, 1880..........................................		$ 9,420 47
"SINKING FUND." -- GENERAL ACCOUNT.
By Balance te the credit of "General Sinking Fund" Account, September 30th, 1879............................	$ 325 63
There was received during the Fiscal Year 1880, to the credit of this Fund, the sum of $24,961.74, from the following sources :
Deaf and Dumb Asylum Loan-- for interest accrued... Maryland Defence Loan " " " Maryland Hospital Loan " " " Maryland State Loan " " " State 6 per cent. Stock, (quarterly,) " " Amount transferred from Treasury proper, for purchase	1,164 38 2,415 00 603 00 3,516 60 1,512 76
of stock, as per Ch 276, of 1872..........................	15,750 00
During the Fiscal Year 1880, the Treasury Officers pur- chased for the General Sinking Fund, 3,000£ Sterl- ing 5 per cent, bonds, which have since been can- celled, and a certificate for $14,520.00 of Mary- land State Loan, bearing 6 per cent, interest, has been issued by them to said Fund in lieu of said Sterling Bonds, in accordance with the prorisions of Ch. 276, of 1872, the cost to the General Sinking		$25 287 37
Fund amounting to.............................................. Balance of Cash standing to the credit of said Fund,		15,750 00
September 30th, 1880. ........................................		$ 9.537 37
''SINKING FUND."-- SPECIAL ACCOUNT.
For redemption of Treasury Relief Loan : By amount transferred from the Treasury proper, and placed to the credit of this Fuod for the purchase of stocky in accordance with the provisions of Chap. 238, of 1878, and Article 3, Section 34, of the Con-
stitution...........................................................		* 43,883 06
During the Fiscal Year 1880, the Treasury Officer purchased for this Fund 6,000£ Sterling 5 per cent bonds, which have since been cancelled, and a certi- ti6cate for $29,040 00 of Man land State Loan, issued by them to this Fund in lieu thereof, the cost of same
being.................................................................	$31,500 00
They also purchased $10,000 00 of Maryland Defence
Loan, the cost of same being................................	10,900 00
And also $1,324.16 of State 6 per cent. Stock,
(quarterly stock,) the cost of same being. ...............	1,483 06
		$43,883 06
Balance of cash standing to the credit of said Fund, being interest accrued on $1,324 16 State 6 per
cent, stock, to Sept. 30th, 1880...........................		$ 19 86

*This sum is taken from the amount received into the Treasury from the
Treasury Relief Loan Tax,of 1 1/2 cents on each 100$ of the assessable basis of the
State