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BOUSE of ASS E MB L T, Wednejday, February 4, 1789. ■ MR. Telfair, from the Committee on Finance, brought in a report, which being read, was agreed to by the House, and is as follows: Your Committee observe, by the Auditor’s return, that sundry persons have negle&ed carrying the certificates of the Treasurer to the Secretary of the Executive, whereby the intended cheque on the Treasury is rendered ineffectual; for remedy whereof, your Com mittee recommend the following resolution: That in all cases where payments are made tb the Treasurer, he /hall make no entry in the Treasury books, or any off-fet on any obligation or obligations in the Treasury, on granting his certificate or certificates, until such person or persons thall produce the receipt of the Secretary of the Executive for such payment or payments. Your Committee observe, by the tax returns reported on by the Auditor for the years 1783, 1787, 1786, and 17.87, that several Receivers of taxes, or Clerks of the counties herein after mentioned, have negletted or refufed making returns agreeably to the several Tax ACfs in such case made and provided, which measure, if not speedily remedied, will prove definitive to the public revenue, and may also tend to retard the collection of public monies in future, and keep out of view such persons as nuy be delinquents, and also con ceal in the hands of Colletors of public taxes sums of money, to the great injury of the fiate. C H A T H A M. 1783. - Total amount of taxes per leturo, 533 9. Amount of payment* 188 17 3 r-2 Leaving a deficiency of £. 370 5 31-2 Your Committee, in addition to the foregoing remark, observe, that no returns from the said county for the years 1785, 1786, and 1787, have been made to the Treasury, although officially required of the Clerk of the said county by the prefept Treasurer. For the years 17,83, 1785, 1786, and 1787, there appears to have been payments in the following order : 1783. Tojohn Martin, then Treasurer, byjas, ** Field, Collector, as dated above, 17 3 1 -x. 1785* To Seth John Cuth bert, then Trea surer, by Richard Wylly,Colletor, 1824 10 3 \-i To George Jones, then Treasurer, by do. 51116 Tojohn Meals,Trea ] surer, by do. in Seth J. Cuthbert’s . certificates, (the said Cuthbert . chargeable there with) 53 19 7 To do. by do. in a common audit 400 — 1934 1 4 1-Jr 1780. To George Jones, then Treas. by Alexander Watt, Collector, 2598 t 8 o 1-4 To John Meals, ; Treanirev, by do. 1530 4 6 — 4129 2 61-4 1787. To John Meals, Treasurer, by do. 4303 g 2 ~a Total amount paid in the Treasury,/. 10,551 9 4 3-4 From the above statement, it will evidently appear your Commit tee are not adequate to report any deficiencies in the said county, that may arise in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. Er F F I N G H A* M . The returns from this countyhave been duly made by the Clerks, and payments made thereon by the several Colle&ors as follows : 1783. Amount of return, 62 xo 6 Paid John Martin, then Treasurer, by Theophilus Lun dy, Collet or, 56 x 2 61-4 1785. Amount of return, *76 1 3 r . 4 Paid George Jones, then Treasurer, by Abraham Ravtrt, Colletor, 269 a 10 178<5. Amount of return,- 0 10 Paid George jones, then Treasurer, by Thos. Lane, Col. 333 r 8 9 3787. Paid John Meals, Treasurer, by do. 319 7 g Total amount of returns 1313 4 7 Amount of payments 1181 n 91-4 Leaving a deficiency of £.131 12 93-4 of which a part, your Committee conceive, miy arise on necessary ✓ charges and infolventa; and arc of opinion, that the Colletora for the year 1783, 1785, 178 6, have complied with the duties required of thgtn with care and fidelity, and ought to be difeharged after fix months publication of this report. Os the deficiency of 89!. 18s, id* 3-4 in the year i;Bv, the fnm of 401. 111* 4<f. 3-4 anfes on com millions, the fees of the Clerk, and the diftrit Receivers, leaving after wards 491. 6 s. pd. fiill due, for which sum the Collector of that fiandi accountable, r B U R K Esr returns for this county have been duly made by the Clerks and payments made thereof the refpeaive Colleflors^sfollows: ‘ 1783. Amount of return, s 76 8 d * . Paid John Martin, thenTreafurer,by Alexander Ifwin> Collettor,- y 5 r 1 1785. Amount oLreturn, excluiive of a number of defaulters, 47 0 81-4 Paid George Jones, then Treasurer, by Isaac Walker, Col. 402 Ii: J I*2 j;&6. Amount of return, excluiive of dcfaul tcr8 * 10031 <5 9 3-4 Paid-George Jones, then Treafurer,by Jas. Lewis, Col. 548 *4 9 Paid John Meals,/ Treasurer, by do, 13 o 0 *7 *7- Amount of jeturn, exclusive of defaul ters» 1062 j 7 1-3 Paid John Meals,, Treasurer; byjaa. Lewis, Collector, 710 ry o s > Tom-1 amount of returns 2613 o 7 1-2 Amountof payments* 1751 5 3 j,.j, Leaving a tfeficiency of £,861 15 4 Yofcr Committee in this case remark, rhat'Alexauder Irwin,. Col leftor for the year 1783, has performed the dot'*** required of him with care and cirrumfpeftion, and ought to be difchargfcd after «x months publication of this- report. They also observe, that If ac Walker, Collector for the year 1785;, is deficient in the furn of 53«- iSs. jod. 3-4 after deduftin-g commiflions and,the allowance to the diftricl Receivers, for which sum he (lands accountable, ami is hereby required to have his accounts adjufled without delay, and the balance paid to the Treasurer. In addition to the foregoing, your Committee remark, that fames Le*ria r Collector for the year 1786, after deducting comniirfions, Receivers and Clerk’s-fees, is deficient for that year the funi of 388!. os. id. 3-4; and also for the year 1787. after nuking deductions as aforefaid, afjl. 14s. jd. both sums inclulive, amounting to 6411. 14s. 6d* 3-4, and it ap pears that the Treasurer has issued his execution for 4131. ijs. sd. Your Committee recommend, that the balance now. due on the said execution be speedily recovered. f RICHMOND. The returns for this county are also regularly made by the Clerks, and payments made thereon in the following order : 1783. Amountof return, 74 3 7 * Paid Seth John Cuth bert.thenTreafur- er, by William- Bhrnert, Collector, yo 3 3: . 1785. Amount of return, excluiive- of de faulters* 1083 18 n 3-4? Paid George' Jones, then Treasurer, by Joel Barnett, Col. 980 2 01-2 *78(5; Amount of return, excluiive of dcfaul ter"» 1815 8 X Paul George Jones, then Treasurer, by Joel Barnett, Co!. 1437 jfr 2 j.r Paid John Meals,. Treaftrer, by do, 9a (, 2 T 787, Amount of return, excluiive of defaulters 2818 24 8 Paid George yones,- then Treasurer, by Wm. Barnett, Coh 5 01-4 Paid John Meals, Treafurer,by dn. 2543; ij o 1-4 Total amount of return, 579* 5 4 I*4 Amount of payments, 5»79 9 8 i-z - * - -[ 1 - 1 Leaving a deficiency of ’ tfn *5 7 3*4 Your ommittec thereon report, that William Barnett, Colleftor for the year 1783, after deducting the sum of4l.es. 4d. r-z for commis sions and other charges, has fully completed the payment for that year with great punctuality, and oughr to be so far difchurgcd by the House, after fix months publication of this report, tor the year 1785, Joel Barnett, Colletfor*a-ppears, after deduc ing for commiflions and other charges, to be deficient in paying to the Treasurer for the said year, the sum of fx>L 18s. 2d. 1-4, for which sum he to be accountable’. For the year 1786, William Barnett’* Collcflor, after deducing for commiflions and other charges, appears to be deficient in the sum of 2131. Bs. od. 1-4 ; and alfa for the year 1787, after making deductions as sfbrefaSd, in the funrof 951. 46. 3d. 1-2, both sums inclulive, amounting to 3uU Ba. 3d. 3-4, for which he (lands ac* ) countable. (To te concluded in our next.) On the nrlt Monday in May next, The Commiflioners of the Town of Augusta. will dispose of some 9 VALUABLE LOTS , adjoining and contigunua to the Lower Warc- House, in the said town.