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[[preprinted]] 514 [[/preprinted]] no less than 20,000 colored people receiving instructions during the past year. The means of carrying on these schools are chiefly obtained from benevolent societies, at the North, but the freedpeople have contributed liberally, and in some places entirely sustain their institutions. The Bureau has also given valuable aid, by furnishing accomodations and protection. There are many obstacles present themselves to retard the operations of this Department, among which may be enumerated: 1st Want of sufficient accomodations, 2d Unfriendliness, and opposition of the resident citizens in many places, 3d An inability to supply a sufficient number of teachers &c. When so many hindrances are surmounted, and the success of the experiment so great, too much credit and praise cannot be bestowed upon those who have interested themselves in this great work. [[underlined]] Disbursing Branch. [[/underlined]] There being no records of Disbursing Officers on file previous to June last, I can give no report beyond that period, at which time, I appointed Bvt. Lt. Col. E.D. Stubbs A.Q.M. as financial officer for the State, who reports receiving no data from his predecessor, and can therefore only give receipts and disbursements from June 25th 1866 to Oct 21st 1866 as follows: [[underlined]] Refugee and Freedmen Fund [[/underlined]] Received from Col. M.C. Garber $1927.42 [[ditto for: Received]] on acct of fines &c [[underlined]] 1573.66 [[/underlined]] Total Receipts 3501.08 Expended $2179.85 Transferred to Col. G.H. Ballock 1068.23 Remaining on hand [[underlined]] 253.00 [[/underlined]] Total 3501.08 [[underlined]] Appropriation Fund [[/underlined]] Received from Col. G.H. Ballock [[underlined]] $21,992.34 [[/underlined]] Expended $15,572.58 On hand [[underlined]] 6419.76 [[/underlined]] 21992.34 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 515 [[/preprinted]] [[underlined]] Quarters Masters Department [[/underlined]] The following property formerly in possession of the so-called Confederate States, has been seized and taken up by the Quarter Master for this State. At Wilson N.C. four frame buildings and eight log houses; at Salisbury, the "Prison Lot" containing about 13 acres, and the "Distillery Property" containing abut 23 acres, with nine buildings and nine Sheds; near Linclonton, three brick and two frame buildings, 7,000 lbs casting, two setts quartz crushers, one three horse steam boiler, two wood spur wheels, and frames, one water wheel, and 170,000 fire bricks in kiln; at Charlotte, the Navy yard property. The Salisbury prison lot has just been sold, the Distillery property is now used for hospital purposes. The property at Charlotte consisting of two lots 100 ft x 612 ft. and the buildings on the ground of the Mecklenburg Agricultural Society will be offered for sale Nov. 22. The following Statement shows the buildings received from Qr. Mr. Dept. and their disposition [[double lines across page]] Location | Total No. Received | Restored to Owners | Sold for School and Church purposes | Remaining on hand | [[blank]] [[double lines across page]] Weldon | 7 | " | " " | 7 | Confederate Goldsboro | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | [[ditto for: Confederate]] Greensboro | 20 | " | 20 | " | [[ditto for: Confederate]] Salisbury | 1 | " | " | 1 | [[ditto for: Confederate]] Charlotte | 20 | " | 5 | 15 | [[ditto for: Confederate]] New Berne | 13 | " | " | 13 | U.S. Morehead City | 15 | " | 1 | 14 | [[ditto for: U.S.]] [[line across page]] Total | 85 | 4 | 30 | 51 | [[blank]] [[double lines across page]] Statement of clothing received from the Quarter Masters Department and issued to freed people. [[line across page]] Hats | 513 | Bootees | 200 Flannel Sack Coats | 641 | Wool Blankets | 818 Great Coats | 260 | Inf'y Privates Coats | 9 Trowsers prs. | 1252 | Negro Brogans | 1955 Jackets | 80 | C. F. Drawers | 217 Flannel Shirts | 200 [[line across page]]
