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62 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6
office constantly. All expenses of that character are
now paid through the Comptroller's office, which
necessarily entails some delay and gives the Comp-
troller additional work. There is no reason why the
Tax Commissioner should not have sufficient fund
placed at his disposal to meet contingent expenses, the
same to be properly accounted for as are other con-
tingent funds. It is largely a question of bookkeep-
ing, which will relieve two departments and will
probably cost the State no more than at present.
STATE INSURAXCE DEPARTMENT.
The State Insurance Department has been ably con-
ducted during the administration of the present in-
cumbent, and the business of the office has steadily
grown. The companies doing business in Maryland
have been carefully looked after. The bona fide, honest
companies have been protected as have the policy
holders by ridding the State of companies organized
and conducted upon improper principles. The de-
partment turns into the State Treasury a large amount
of money each year. The following statement indi-
cates the growth of the office during the three years
the present commissioner has been in charge by show-
ing the amount paid the State Treasurer :
1901..................................$180,484 57
1902................................. 191,185 91
1903. ......................... .... 210,227 23
Total...........................$581,897 71
For purposes of comparison it may be inteiesting to
note that the total amount paid into the State Treas-
ury by the Insurance Department for the three years
immediately preceding the present commissioner's
term was $493,201.39. It will be seen rrom these
figures that the present commissioner has paid into
the State Treasury $88,696.32 more than was paid in
during the last three years of his predecessor.
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
The State Bureau of Statistics and information
has attained a standard of efficiency and accuracy that
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