internal revenue were collected at a cost to the
Internal-Revenue Bureau $155,944.99 less than the expense of such
collection for the previous year.

The total ordinary expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1886, were $242,483,138.50, being less by $17,788,797 than such
expenditures for the year preceding, and leaving a surplus in the
Treasury at the close of the last fiscal year of $93,956,588.56, as
against $63,463,771.27 at the close of the previous year, being an
increase in such surplus of $30,492,817.29.

The expenditures are compared with those of the preceding fiscal year
and classified as follows:

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Year ending Year ending
June 30, 1886. June 30, 1885.
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For civil expenses $21,955,604.04 $23,526,942.11
For foreign intercourse 1,332,320.88 5,439,609.11
For Indians 6,099,158.17 6,552,494.63
For pensions 63,404,864.03 56,102,267.49
For the military, including river and
harbor improvements and arsenals 34,324,152.74 42,670,578.47
For the Navy, including vessels,
machinery, and improvement of
navy-yards 13,907,887.74 16,021,079.69
For interest on public debt 50,580,145.97 51,386,256.47
For the District of Columbia 2,892,321.89 3,499,650.95
Miscellaneous expenditures, including
public buildings, light-houses, and
collecting the revenue 47,986,683.04 54,728,056.21
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For the current year to end June 30, 1887, the ascertained receipts up
to October 1, 1886, with such receipts estimated for the remainder of
the year, amount to $356,000,000.

The expenditures ascertained and estimated for the same period are
$266,000,000, indicating an anticipated surplus at the close of the year
of $90,000,000.

The total value of the exports from the United States to foreign
countries during the fiscal year is stated and compared with the
preceding year as follows:

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