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4. [[left margin]] Statistical report of Claim Div. [[/left margin]] The following shows operations of the Division since last rept. [[2 columned table]] | --- | --- | | No. of claims pending at date of last quarterly report - | 180 | | No. of claims received since date of last quarterly report | 9 | | | 189 | | | | | No. of Claims settled | 17 | | No. of Claims pending in 2nd & 4th Auditors & Pensions Office | 130 | | No. of Claims awaiting compilation of evidence | 22 | | | 189 | | No. of Letters written | 194 | [[left margin]] Complaint Division [[/left margin]] Complaint Division Most of the complaints received and investigated have been against persons accused of defrauding claimants of their bounties &c. In several instances the guilty parties has left the District, thereby rendering it impossible to prosecute them. Nevertheless a considerable amount of money has been collected, and paid over to complainants. Below I give a schedule of operations [[left margin]] Statistical report of Complaint Div [[/left margin]] [[2 columned table]] | --- | --- | | No. of complaints received since last quarter | 23 | | No. of complaints settled since last quarter | 15 | | No. of letters written | 192 | | No. of endorsements sent | 17 | | Amt. of money collected by Complaint Div. | $981.68 | [[left margin]] Apprenticeship [[/left margin]] Apprenticeship In my last quarterly report - reference was made to the continued existence of the many abuses practiced under the Maryland apprentice system, to which frequent mentions had been made in my previous reports, a hope was expressed of the success of efforts that were being