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during the fiscal year 1889, amounting in the aggregate to
$801,827.00.

"Table No. 4,'' shows in detail the receipts into the Treas-
ury for Licenses to Auctioneers and Express Companies, amount-
ing to $4.526.00.

"Table No. 5," exhibits in detail the revenue, receipts into the
Treasury from tax on gross receipts of Railroad Companies,
operating their lines by steam power, for the year 1889, amount-
ing in the aggregate to $58,972.98, showing an increase of such
receipts over those of 1888 of only $577.58.

"Table No. 6," shows the several receipts into the Treasury
for the fiscal year 1889, from State Tax on Stock of the State
of Maryland and City of Baltimore, amounting to $41,639.24.

"Table No. 7," shows the receipts into the Treasury for the
yoar 1889, from State Tax on the Shares of Stock of Corpora-
tions, returned by the State Tax Commissioner, amounting to
$85,795.68.

STATE TOBACCO INSPECTIONS.

" Table No. 8," shows the receipts during the fiscal year 1889,
from State Tobacco Inspections and the disbursements during
the same time, for and on account of the State Tobacco Ware-
houses. The receipts were in the aggregate $63,368 23, and dis-
bursements $59,931.02, showing net receipts to the amount of
$3,437.21, which, added to the balance of tobacco inspections at
the close of the fiscal year 1888, viz., $502.63, made a total of
$3,939.84. The salaries paid during the fiscal year to Inspectors
at the State Tobacco Warehouses amounted to $9,000.00. By ad-
vice of the Attorney General the Board of Public Works con-
tracted for some absolutely necessary improvements at certain
of the State Warehouses, which expenditures materially les-
sened the cost of insurance on buildings and added considerably
to the quantity of tobacco stored in said houses. As there was
no authority to pay for such improvements, although considera-
ble money has been returned to the Treasury from said ware-
house, your honorable body will be asked for the necessary au-
thority to pay said bills.

"Table No. 9," shows receipts for 1889, from the Land Office,
State Hay Scales, State Live Stock Scales, State Wharves and
Weighers of Grain, amounting to an aggregate of $6,536.56.

"Table No. 10," shows in detail the amounts of interest re-
ceived on various accounts 'therein mentioned, showing an ag-
gregate of $8,516.17.