Payments of pay rolls are made in cash, beginning on the 12th of each month and consuming four days for the entire force on the Isthmus.
The last published financial report of this Department was as follows:
_Statement of Receipts, Disbursements, and Balances Available to June 30, 1909._
Appropriations by Congress $176,432,468.58 Rentals collected and returned to appropriations 264,393.76 Collections account sale government property, etc. 4,235,141.50 Balance due individuals and companies, account collections from employees 1,856.73 -------------- Total receipts 180,933,860.57
Classified expenditures 106,795,058.38 Department of civil administration $2,932,951.06 Sanitary department 8,741,715.40 Hospitals and asylums $4,656,125.99 Sanitation 4,085,589.41 Department of construction and engineering 54,832,540.14 Canal construction 48,311,622.16 Municipal improvement on Zone 4,245,913.98 Municipal improvements in Panama and Colon 2,275,004.00
Rights of way and franchises 49,107,914.89 Rights acquired from the Republic of Panama 10,000,000.00 Rights acquired from New Panama Canal Company 39,107,914.89
Payment to New Panama Canal Company 40,000,000.00 Less value of French material sold or used in construction 892,085.11
Panama Railroad Company stock purchased 157,118.24 Loans to Panama Railroad Company for reequipment and redemption of bonds 4,009,596.03 Paid into United States Treasury for sale of government property, etc. 3,572,141.50 Services rendered and material sold individuals and companies 2,764,001.30 Unclassified expenditures 4,877,072.36 Material and supplies 4,813,158.37 Other unclassified items 63,913.99 Advances to laborers for their transportation 48,783.26 Bills collectible outstanding 517,585.79 -------------- Total 171,849,271.75 Less amounts included in above but unpaid on June 30 1,694,355.70 Salaries and wages unpaid on rolls to June 1, 1909 181,291.08 Pay rolls for the month of June, 1909 1,513,064.62 -------------- Net disbursements 170,154,916.05 Balances available June 30, 1909 10,778,944.52 Congressional appropriations 10,114,087.79 Miscellaneous receipts of United States funds 663,000.00 Collections from employees account individual and companies 1,856.73 -------------- Total 180,933,860.57