TABLE I.-LIST OF CUSTOMS DISTRICTS, SHOWING PORTS OF ENTRY, SUBPORTS AND STATIONS OF DEPUTY COLLECTORS THEREIN FROM WHICH MANIFESTS ARE FORWARDED-Continued. TABLE I.-LIST OF CUSTOMS DISTRICTS, SHOWING PORTS OF ENTRY, SUBPORTS, AND TABLE J.-MERCHANDISE TRANSPORTED WITHOUT APPRAISEMENT, UNDER ACT OF Bridgeport, Conn Charleston, S. C. Charleston. Chicago, Ill... Chicago. Cincinnati, Ohio Independent port, surveyor. Cleveland, Ohio. Cuyahoga Columbus, Ohio.. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Independent port, surveyor... do 582 2, 651 838,709 46, 174 193, 025 13, 934 444 5,377 54, 561.86 459, 513.00 1,238.00 176, 366. 00 26,000.00 14, 425, 050, 81 57, 509.00 524,382.00 450.00 22, 965. 17 956, 704.80 1,663.72 105.00 3,654, 107.56 87,060,00 204, 731.90 10, 060.00 6, 449. 54 8, 343,778.96 791, 098. 67 640, 959. 64 71, 401.50 6, 035.30 12, 253. 05 14,691.25 213, 658. 69 256, 905. 08 64, 981. 67 259, 581. 26 405.30 3.450.65 38, 281.56 TABLE K.-MERCHANDISE TRANSPORTED WITHOUT APPRAISEMENT, UNDER ACT OF JUNE 10, 1880, TO THE UNDERMENTIONED PORTS OF DELIVERY, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1896. Louisville, Ky. Marquette, Mich.. Mobile, Ala.. Port Huron, Mich. Portland, Oreg. Port Townsend, Wash. Portsmouth, N. H. Providence, R. I. Rochester, N. Y St. Augustine, Fla.. Sault de Ste. Marie, Mich. Springfield, Mass Syracuse, N. Y. Tampa, Fla.. Wilmington, Del. Toledo, Ohio. Wilmington, N. C Total Independent port, surveyor. Independent port, deputy col. Independent port, surveyor.. Independent port, surveyor.... 7,653 New Haven.. New Orleans.. New York. 195 3 25, 645 49,344 393, 036 4,091, 328.00 613 5,580.00 1, 165 27, 280.00 11, 042. 35 64,821 336, 514. 64 81, 247. 31 Genesee... 18, 582 Subport of Hartford.. 3 620, 212.00 742.00 St. Augustine.. 730 Independent port, surveyor. 5, 645 32, 982. 77 161, 679.00 ..do 824, 351.88 29.00 46, 398. 27 24, 232. 26 27, 674.00 205, 074.00 1,612.00 3, 578.36 1,092, 493. 60 206,723.00 21, 531.00 273, 737.70 62, 722.53 279, 986.97 265.00 49, 264.90 70, 472.83 1, 650, 890. 24 215, 088.35 923. 25 3,453. 10 620.00 ,342, 050, 09 15.09 19, 819. 23 26, 955. 74 740, 30 84, 564. 40 540.00 1,733. 20 982, 442. 64 71, 385. 44 12, 654.00 30.15 29, 265, 940. 03 1 Sandusky. Subport of Superior Subport of Puget Sound. Puget Sound (subport) Tampa.. Miami Delaware The following ports, to which the privileges of section 7, act of June 10, 1880, have been extended, report no transactions under that section during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, viz: Durango, Colo., subport of Denver, independent port. Enfield, Conn., subport of district of Hartford. Grand Haven, Mich., district of Michigan. Leadville, Colo., subport of Denver, independent port. Pueblo, Colo., subport of Denver, independent port. Santa Barbara, Cal., subport of Los Angeles, in- Vanceboro, Me., district of Bangor. TABLE L.-MERCHANDISE TRANSPORTED WITHOUT APPRAISEMENT UNDER ACT OF JUNE 10, 1880, FROM THE UNDERMENTIONED PORTS OF FIRST ARRIVAL, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1896. The following ports, to which the privileges of section 1, act of June 10, 1880, have been extended, report no transactions under that section during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, viz: (No. 9.) REPORT OF THE AUDITOR FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF AUDITOR FOR WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., October 1, 1896. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following annual report, showing the details of the work performed in this office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. A brief statement of the duties performed by each of the several divisions in this Bureau is given, with a detailed report of the work performed by each division during the fiscal year. PAY AND BOUNTY DIVISION. This division receives and examines all claims for arrears of pay and bounty due soldiers or their heirs for services in the Army. These claims are entered in registers according to regiments or other organizations, and are then filed in the same order to await their turn for examination. After a claim has been reached, the soldier's military record having been obtained from the War Department, a transcript of all payments made to the soldier is procured from the archives division of this office. If nothing is found to be due, a disallowance is recommended and the case is sent to the review division, where it receives a second audit, and after an agreement is reached between the two divisions the disallowance is submitted to the Auditor for certification to the Secretary of the Treasury. When anything appears to be due from the United States, all necessary evidence as to identity, heirship, title, etc., is collected by this division, an itemized statement of the soldier's account is made, and all papers sent to the review division for re-examination. After the balance has been found it is certified to the division of bookkeeping and warrants, and a copy of each certificate is sent to the Secretary of War. When the certificates have been issued the claims and accompanying papers are placed in the files of settled claims according to the number of the settlement. This division also investigates all cases of fraud, forgery, false personation of claimants, etc., and necessary steps are taken through the officers of the Department of Justice and otherwise to recover any moneys that may have been improperly drawn from the Treasury and to punish the offenders. |