REPORT ON THE FINANCES. NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF BONDS CANCELED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1910. NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF BONDS, IN SUMMARY FORM, ISSUED AND CANCELED, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER AND AMOUNT HANDLED DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS. Bonds issued. Bonds canceled. Year. 1902-3. 52, 907 254, 181,790 98,803 1903-4. 42,786 179,301, 650 78,233 192,646, 900 121,019 1904-5. 43,728 173, 485, 790 48,410 171, 151, 740 92,138 1905-6. 50,747 241, 493, 540 87,318 241, 188, 640 138,065 1906-7. 44,337 229,976, 440 91,301 223, 128, 690 135,638 1907-8. 38,036 199,844, 050 92,150 1908-9. 39,351 170, 470, 090 58,307 192,320, 670 163,317, 190 130, 186 97,658 1909-10.. 34, 109 121,857, 140 38, 604 121,712, 240 72,713 2,453,362, 740 1,297,413 254, 672 $1,351, 196, 980 292, 121, 800 524,324.230 371,948, 550 344,637,530 482, 682, 180 453, 105, 130 392, 164, 720 333,787,280 243,569, 380 4,789,537,780 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND CITY OF MANILA BONDS. On August 1, 1909, a third series of bonds of the Philippine Islands on account of public improvements, amounting to $1,500,000, was issued. These bonds are redeemable after August 1, 1919, and pay able August 1, 1939. There are now seven issues of bonds on account of the Philippine Islands, viz: As stated in my previous report, by an arrangement entered into between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, the issues and transfers of the bonds of the Philippine Islands and the City of Manila, under the act of Congress of July 1, 1902, are all made by this office and the records are kept here. The following table shows the principal facts in regard to the schedules prepared in this division during the last fiscal year whereby the Treasurer of the United States was authorized to draw checks for the payment of interest on registered bonds on the loans of the United States, the Panama Canal, the Philippine Islands, and the District of Columbia: REPORT ON THE FINANCES. DIVIDENDS OF INTEREST PREPARED ON REGISTERED BONDS-Continued. The following summary of dividends declared by this division during the last ten years shows that during that period the Treasurer of the United States has been authorized by this office to draw 1,808,081 checks for the payment of interest, amounting to $206,156,685.24, exclusive of checks drawn in prepayment of interest: NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF INTEREST CHECKS DECLARED DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS. 1,808,081 206, 156, 685.24 21,047,761.45 Interest was prepaid on registered bonds of various loans during the fiscal years 1899-1900, 1902-3, and 1906-7, and in order to ascertain the total amount of interest paid on registered bonds it is necessary to add the amounts of such prepayments to those given in the above table. The prepayments were made by the Treasurer of the United States on presentation of the bonds and such fact stamped on the bonds. Schedules were then prepared in this office which gave in detail a description of the bonds on which interest had been prepaid. The following table shows the number and amount of unissued bonds of each loan, class, and denomination, on hand June 30, 1910: 65872°-FI 1910-28 UNISSUED BONDS ON HAND IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF THE TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30, 1910. Loan of 1925, 4 per cent.. Consols of 1930, 2 per cent.. Philippine loan of 1914-1934, land purchase, 4 per cent. |