For the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1873.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

MADISON, October 10, 1873.

To His Excellency, C. C. WAshburn,

Governor of Wisconsin:

SIR: As required by law, I have the honor to submit a statement of the several funds, revenues and expenditures of the state for the fiscal year ending on the 30th day of September, 1873, together with such abstracts, tables and matters of general interest, as pertain to the office of the Secretary of State.

The balance in the treasury, belonging to the several funds, on the 30th day of September, 1872, was $239,109.11.

The balance in the treasury, belonging to the several funds, on the 30th day of September, 1873, was $215,644.52.

The receipts into and disbursements from the treasury, including balances in the General Fund, Trust Funds and other funds specified, during the past year, were as follows: