The greater portion of this had probably been accounted for direct to the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department, as required by the act of Congress before refereed to.

3. The remainder was distributed among the officers disbursing at the various posts and stations, and in the field, and was applicate to the payment of debts contracted during the year.

It was.......................................... $14,428,866.93

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Total balance, as before....................... 67,537,547.85

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Balance for which the accounts had not received the required administrative examination of this office,

as reported above.............................. 257,632,970.24

To which are to be added:

1. Remittances in the month of-

July, 1863................$20,045,128.00

August, 1863.............. 17,781,056.00

September, 1863........... 23,348,639.00

October, 1863............. 32,617,035.00

November, 1863............ 25,604,283.00

December, 1863............ 27,023,567.98

January, 1864............. 24,666,856.62

February, 1864............ 31,845,553.00

March, 1864............... 28,383,386.22

April, 1864............... 33,364,480.60

May, 1864................. 27,603,654.00

June, 1864................ 27,894,257.00

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320,177,896.42

2. Proceeds of sales of property, rents

of buildings, &c................. 4,967,700.42

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Total to be accounted for........ 581,778,567.08

From to which are to be deducted the disbursements by officers,

ascertained from accounts which have passed the required administrative examination of this office, viz:

Prior to the fiscal year (the accounts for which had not passed the required administrative examination in time, for the last annual report)...........$ 216,581,514.36

In the month of-

July, 1863.................. 6,554,884.47

August, 1863................13,626,514.08

September, 1863.............14,838,254.91

October, 1863............... 5, 186,895.04

November, 1863.............. 3,242,306.11

December, 1863.............. 5,104,257.50

January, 1864............... 6,923,414.21

February, 1864.............. 4,025,371.06

March, 1864................. 4, 183,391.69

April, 1864................. 2,373,051.09

May, 1864................... 2,155, 182.80

June, 1864.................. 14,660.40

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284,809,697.72

Balance due June 30, 1864................... 296,968,869.36

From which there is to be made a further deduction of the amount of disbursements, as ascertained from accounts for periods prior to and in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864, which have the required administrative examination has

not been made................. $227,160,494.47

Less amount shown to have been received from sales of property, rent of buildings, &c......... 5,820,943.99

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221,339,550.48

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Leaving an outstanding balance

due June 30, 1864............. 76,629,318.88