REPORTS OF THE Superintendent of Public Printing, From February 22d, 1862 to October 26, 1864. HON. THOMAS WATTS, Attorney General: SIB: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING, RICHMOND, January 5th, 1863. I have the honor to report the transactions of this Bureau from February 22d to December 31st, 1862. The bills for the printing of Congress and the several Executive Departments, examined, approved and passed for payment, during this period, foot up twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty-four dollars and five cents ($29,844.05) of which the following is a statement in detail: There are outstanding bills to a considerable amount, which will short ly be presented for settlement. From the data before me, I am enabled to furnish an approximate result as follows: $2,250.00 300.00 50.00 6,000.00 74,974.68 800.00 12,000.00 TOTAL COST OF PRINTING. From the statement above given it will be perceived that the printing of the Government for this period will probably cost one hundred and twenty-six thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and seventythree cents ($126,218.73). |