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The Comptroller says, tast the difference is owing 10
the imperfect kn 'wledge which in 1912 Of
the amounts due contractors and for land damsee In
March, is4a the stop law passed. and all labor on the
public works ceased in April following, since which
there has actually been paid TO contractors sngneers
&C. the sum Of $3.50 sos 80 Atthe time the supspson


law passed there was unlquidated debt against ths
pubic works Of more than three millions Of which
has since been paid and forms part of the funded
debt ofthe State.


The surplus of the canal and general funds for the mast
year amounts to sos saa 49, which about $3.50 900
than the income from the mill tax showing that the IN
crease from canal ol this year has been 20 great ht
there would have been surplus in these funds without
the mill tax The balance of these funds sos s,2 as il
over and above the necessary to pay the interest
on twenty-five millions Of debt end oil repairs on seven
hundred miles of canals and all the ordnary and special
charges Tor the support Of the State government


The annual statement shows surplus of conaI reven
ues beyond the payments made, provided in the law
or the hsca year ending the Soth September last Of
SS7a6i5 30 The annual interest on tho canal debt re.
msong unpaid at the close Of the year. 81 q6 so7 so
onehrd OF this um u s375 a65 SO and the I2h section
OF actor 1912 declares tha the canal surplus sha
70 an amount at eas equal onehrd Of the interest Of
the canal debt remaining unpaid be sacrcdy devoted and
appied sinking fund the redemption Of tho cana,
debt.n