XVIII REPORT OF THE

As the salaries of these officials amount in the aggre-
gate to the sum of $9,000.00, the system is still a tax upon,.
the Treasury to the amount of $3,902.36, to say nothing"
of the ground-rents and insurance upon the ware-houses
which are annually paid "by the Stite. If inspection
of tobacco wo must have, let it be self sustaining.

The gross receipts from these ware-houses is quite a
round sum, and should be made to pay every expense
attending the inspection, including the salaries of the
inspectors.

I would, therefore, suggest the passage of a law reliev-
ing the State Treasury from every tax growing out of
the inspection of tobacco.

ADDITIONAL CLERICAL FORCE.

The work of the Treasury Department is on the in-
crease and some additional clerical force is absolutely
needed.

I would suggest that an additional clerk be given to
the Treasurer's office, and provision made for his salary
in the appropriations which you will be called upon to
make for the State government.

CONCLUSION.

Having called your attention to the principal state-
ments and tables mentioned in this report, and made-
such comment on them as, in my judgment, the subject
and the occasion require, I now propose to bring my re-
marks to a close.

In doing so, let me say, that by an economical admin-
istration of our State government I believe the people of
this State can be relieved in a few years of all direct-
taxes, except for the support of Public Education.

With receipts aggregating annually the sum of $2,000-
000.00; with expenditures, if economy is practiced, not
exceeding $1,600,000.00, in non-legislative years,and a frac-
tion over $1,700,000.00, in legislative years, it does|not re-
quire much calculation to demonstrate the entire feasi-
bility of wiping out in a short period of time every di-
rect loan tax imposed upon the property of this State.