(No. 12.) Statement of moneys received on account sales of Michigan state bonds, and how applied, year 1839. Statement of moneys received on account sale of Michigan state bonds, and how applied. 1838. Jan. 6. From Gov. Mason two drafts on John De Dec. 12. Bills of the Morris canal bank to apply on January, 1839, payment, The following to apply on the February, Bills of the Morris canal bank, $95,370 00 Gov. Mason's draft on Morris canal bank at 90 days, Gov. Mason's check on Michi gan state bank, 4,580 00 50 00 100,000 00 80,000 00 July 11. Deposited in New York by Gov. Masen to credit Michigan state bank, 8,963 30 639 00 20,000 00 100,000 00 Carried forward, Estimate of expenses for the support of government, year 1839. Estimale of expenses for the support of government, year 1839, as follows: Pay of state officers, $16,375 00 Interest on $100,000 state stock, issued 1836, 6,000 00 Interest on $20,000 Palmyra and Jacksonburgh railroad stock, 1,400 00 Expenses of legislature, 1839, 25,000 00 Expenses of printing session laws and journal, &c. Repairs and insurance on capitol, Contingent fund, Balance due Michigan state bank, 7,000 00 250 00 2,000 00 11,553 00 Carried forward, -Brought forward, Balance due J. S. & S. A. Bagg, for printing revis ed laws and other charges, say, Miscellaneous and unforseen expenses, 25,000 00 5,000 00 $124,778 00 STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, Detroit, Dec, 31, 1838. H. HOWARD, Treasurer. (No. 14.) Estimate of receipts applicable to the ernment, year 1839. support of gov Estimate of receipts applicable to the payment of the current expenses of government, year 1839, as follows: Taxes due from counties for years 1836 and 1837, $35,388 00 Assessment made by Auditor General upon the several counties, year 1838, Merchants, pedlars and tavern licenses, say 56,384 00 8,500 00 1,000 00 Taxes due from banks on capital stock paid in, Interest to be paid by Detroit and Pontiac railroad company, 3,000 00 Interest to be paid by board regents university, Interest to be paid by Palmyra and Jacksonburgh railroad company, 6,000 00 1,400 00 6,000 00 $117,672 00 STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, Detroit, Dec. 31, 1838. H. HOWARD, Treasurer. (No. 3.) Report of the Committee of the Senate on manufactures, to whom was referred the communication of the State Geologist, relative to salt springs and the salines of the state. Your committee beg leave to report, that having bestowed on the above subject, a portion of that attention which its magnitude requires, they have adopted the following conclusions : 1st. That an act ought to be passed by the legislature immediately, making an appropriation sufficient to enable the geological corps to progress with the improvements that have been already commenced at Grand and Tittabawassa rivers, and to pursue them to a final result, and also to enable said corps to continue such examinations of our salt springs in general, as the legislature shall direct. 2d. That some proper person ought to be authorized to take charge of the lands attached to said springs, and prevent, as far as may be, the loss of timber on them by intruders or trespass ers. 3d. That as the lands attached to the salt springs, are at present wholly unproductive to the state, and from the waste of timber that is committed on some of them, there is danger of their value being reduced, and the examination of the State Geologist will soon enable him to determine what portion of those lands will be necessary for the manufacture of salt-that the state should memoralize Congress and ask the privilege of selling such of the salt springs lands as will not be required for supplying fuel or other conveniences in the manufacture of salt. 4th. That of the seventy-two sections belonging to the salt springs, there have been forty-five sections located-twenty-six of which have been confirmed by the general government, and there is yet twenty-seven of said sections to be located, and less than one year to do it in; it is therefore very necessary that there should be vigilance used on the part of the state officers to make those locations in due time, otherwise the lands will be forfeited. Your committee would further report, that as the reference of this subject to them plainly indicates that the Senate fully anticipate the manufacture of salt and its transportation to its destined market-they have been led to take into consideration the saline district of the state, and to some reflections upon the probable advances that will be wanted for the general accommodation of the inhabitants of the country, and upon a plan for obtaining the means of opening and improving those communications. Your committee are of opinion, that from recent examinations, the saline or salt bearing rock, is found in the northern part of the |