REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY

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MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY.

		Allowance	Expended
	SALARIES AND WAGES:
1	State Forester ............................	$3,300.00	$3,025.00
2	Assistant Forester .........................	1,800.00	1,650.00
3	Assistant Forester ........................	1,625.00	1,855.00
4	Assistant Forester .........................	666.67	533.36
6	Secretary ............................	1,200.00	3,100.00
7	Clerk ....................................	567.50	555.00
9	Janitress .................................	110.00	82.25
10	Patrolman ...............................	900.00	832.00
11	Nurseryman ..............................	700.00	635.40
12	Forest Warden ............................	665.00	128.75
13	Forest Wardens (New) ....................	85.00	26.70
14	Nursery, Etc., (Day Labor) .................	400.00	400.00
16	Office Boy (New) ..........................	250. 00	166.50
16A	For Emergency Purposes ....................	165.83	123.31
	EXPENSES :
19	Postage .................................	350. 00	159.03
20	Office Supplies ............................	550.00	389.41
21	Printing .................................	1,375.00	369.52
22	Books and Periodicals .....................	75.00	42.25
24	Telegraph and Telephone ...................	200.00	94.01
25	Freight and Express .......................	60. 00	55.04
26	Insurance ................................	30.00	27.26
27	Travel Expenses ...........................	1,200.00	1. 200.00
28	Fire Expenses ............................	2,500.00	2,011.19
	BUILDING :
30	Patrolman's Headquarters, Patapsco Reserve,
	near Ilchester (Frame) ..................	588 00	588.00
	E^UU'.M KXT :
31	Office Equipment ..........................	500.00	305.28
32	Field Equipment...........................	350.00	202.47
33	Nursery Equipment ........................	125.00	77.34
	SUMMARY :
	Salaries and Wages ........................	12.435.00	10,631.27
	Expenses .................................	6,340.00	4,347.71
	Buildings .................................	588.00	588.00
	Equipment ................................	975.00	585.09
	DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL ...............	$20,338.00	$16,132.07

STATE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY COMMISSION.

		Allowance	Expended
	SALARIES AND WAGES:
1	14 Geologists and Engineers Employed Tempo-
	rarily on a Per Diem Basis, with Expenses
	When in the Field. In 1917 Approximately
	979 Days at an Average of $5.75 Per Diem . .	$5,940.00	$5,600.00
2	2 Untrained Assistants Employed More or Less
	Regularly on a Weekly Basis. In 1917 Ap-
	proximately 87 Weeks at an Average of
	$10.50 Per Week ........................	750.00	750.00