Summary statement of value of subsistence stores received, issued, and remaining on hand at Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteers, during the year ending December 31, 1878.

To wages bakers and employés in subsistence department.

To freight, express, and incidental expenses

By value of sales to officers, employés, &c..

By value of issues to beneficiaries....

By value of stores issued extra.

995 62

1,793 92

1,399 92

2,517 80
333 68

$198, 416 62

8, 687 33

745 17 3,406 83 79 31

5,306 05

216,641 31 216,641 31

The following is the cost of the ration for the quarters and for the year ending December 31, 1878:

Cash receipts and expenditures Home store, year ending December 31, 1878.

To cash on hand January 1, 1878

To cash received for merchandise

To cash received for store checks by sales from merchandise.
To cash received from George A. Blocher for carrying mail..

To cash received from amusements..

By cash expended for merchandise

By cash expended for expenses

By cash expended for profit and loss

By cash expended for library

By cash expended for subsistence

By cash expended for manufactures

By cash expended for store checks redeemed.

By cash expended for memorial hall...

By cash expended for amusements

Cash balance December 31, 1878....

I certify that the above is a correct statement of receipts and expenditures for the time stated.

R. E. FLEMING,

Secretary.

Cash receipts and expenditures, contingent fund, year ending December 31, 1878.

To cash balance January 1, 1878..
To cash received for fines..

By remission of fines to beneficiaries in consideration of subse-
quent good conduct.

By cash expended for amusements..

By cash loaned to fund for the construction of memorial hall.
By cash for profit and loss, and for newspapers furnished the vari-
ous offices of the Home, shops, &c., for lectures, telegrams,
transportation for impecunious inmates to and from their homes,
for costumes, dramas, music, &c., Home Dramatic Club, Na-
tional Minstrels, for decorating buildings 4th July and on recep-
tion of honorable Board of Managers, when on their annual
visit to the Home, books for library, &c.
By cash balance December 31, 1878...

I certify that the above is a correct statement of receipts and expenditures for the time stated.

R. E. FLEMING,

Secretary.

Statement of the number of offenses committed at the Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, during year ending December 31, 1878.

3,754 men committed no offenses..

713 men committed 1 offense.
298 men committed 2 offenses.
158 men committed 3 offenses.
72 men committed 4 offenses.
36 men committed 5 offenses.
18 men committed 6 offenses..
17 men committed 7 offenses..
4 men committed 8 offenses..
6 men committed 9 offenses.
2 men committed 10 offenses.
1 man committed 11 offenses..
1 man committed 12 offenses..
1 man committed 13 offenses.
4 men committed 14 offenses.
4 men committed 15 offenses.
1 man committed 16 offenses.
1 man committed 17 offenses.
1 man committed 19 offenses.
1 man committed 22 offenses.

The following copies of post returns marked A, B, C, D, and E, for the four quarters and for the year ending December 31, 1878, and statement of the average number of beneficiaries present, absent, sick, total gain and loss from all causes, with the whole number cared for each year since the Home was established, marked F, will be found of interest to you, and are respectfully submitted.

The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch-Post return for the quarter ending March 31, 1878.

Absent.

Present and absent.

Without

Total present

Aggregate.

The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch-Post return for the quarter ending June 30, 1878.