Treasurer-Rev. S. B. Forbes, 206 Wethersfield avenue. Hartford. Conn. Manager Western Agency-E. Herrick Brown. HEADQ'TERS-135 Wall street, Hartford, Conn. 175 Wabash avenue. The next meeting of the triennial council HEADQ'TERS-Congregational House, Boston. I will be held at Portland, Ore., July 7-12, 1898.

BAPTIST DENOMINATION.

Missionary Union-Rev. Henry F. Colby, D. D., | Home Mission Society-Stephen H. Greene president, Dayton, O. president, Pittsburg, Pa. Publication Socie y-S. A. Crozer, president, Historical Society-Lemuel Moss, D. D., PhilaUpland, Pa. delphia, Pa.

Education Society-E. B. Hulbert, D. D., president, Chicago, Ill.

President-George Junkin, Esq.

Treasurer-Frank K. Hipple, 1340 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Recording Secr tary-Jacob Wilson.
OFFICE-Publication House, 1334 Chestnut

street, Philadelphia, Pa.

BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS-SUSTENTATION.

Corresponding Secretaries-Rev. William C. Roberts, D. D., and Rev, Duncan J. McMillan, D. D.

Treasurer-Henry C. Olin.

Recording Secretary-Oscar E. Boyd.
Superintendent of Schools-Rev. G. F McAfee.
Secretary of Young People's Department-Miss
E. M. Wishard.

OFFICE-Presbyterian House, 156 Fifth ave-
nue, New York, N. Y.

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Secre ary Emeritus-Rev. John C. Lowrie, D. D.
Corresponding Secretaries-Rev. Frank F. El-
linwood, D. D.; Rev. John Gillespie, D. D.;
Mr. Robert E. Speer and Rev. Arthur J.
Brown, D. D.

Treasurer--Charles W. Hand.

Field Secretary-Rev. Thomas Marshall, D. D.,
48 McCormick block, Chicago, Ill.
OFFICE Presbyterian House, 156 Fifth ave-
nue, New York, N. Y.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Corresponding Secretary - Rev. Edward B.
Hodge, D. D.

Treasurer-Jacob Wilson.

street, Philadelphia, Pa.

OFFICE-Presbyterian House, 156 Fifth avenue, New York, N. Y.

BOARD OF MINISTERIAL RELIEF. Corresponding Secretary-Rev.B.L.Agnew, D.D. Recording Secretary and Treasurer-Rev. William W. Heberton. OFFICE Publication House, 1334 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.

BOARD OF FREEDMEN.

Corresponding Secretary-Rev. Edward
Cowan, D. D

P.

Recording Secretary-Rev.Samuel J. Fisher,D.D.
Treasurer-Rev John J. Beacom, D. D.
OFFICE-516 Market street, Pittsburg, Pa.

BOARD OF AID FOR COLLEGES AND
ACADEMIES.

Corresponding Sec'y-Rev. Edward C, Ray, D.D
OFFICE Room 30 Montauk block, 115 Monroe
street, Chicago, Ill.

COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE. Chairman-Rev. W. H. Hubbard, D. D., Auburn, N. Y.

Secretary-Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 56 Wall
street, New York, N. Y.

COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE.
Chairman-Rev. John J. Beacom, D. D., 516
Market street, Pittsburg, Pa.
Corresponding Secretury-Rev. John F. Hill,
Pittsburg, Pa.

Recording Secretary-George Irwin, P O. box
14, Allegheny, Pa."
Treasurer-Rev. James Allison, D. D., Pitts-
burg, Pa.

T.

PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. President-Rev. W. C. Cattell, D. D., LL. D. OFFICE-Publication House, 1334 Chestnut Librarian-Rev. W. L. Ledwith, D. D., 1531 Tioga street, Philadelphia. Corresponding Secretary- Rev. Samuel Lowrie, D. D., 1827 Pine street, Philadelphia. Recording Secretary-Rev. James Price, 107 East Lehigh avenue. Philadelphia. Treasurer-Deb. K. Ludwig, Ph. D., 3739 Walnut street, Philadelphia.

BOARD OF PUBLICATION AND SABBATH
SCHOOL WORK.

Secretary-Rev. Elijah R. Craven, D. D.
Superintendent of Sabbath School and Mission-
ary Work-Rev. James A. Worden, D. D.
Editorial Superintenden-Rev.J. R.Miller. D.D.
Business Superintendent-John H. Scribner.
Manufacturer-Henry F. Sheetz.
Treasurer-Rev. C. T. McMullin.

TREASURERS OF SYNODICAL HOME MISSIONS
AND SUSTENTATION.

New Jersey-W. M. Lanning, Trenton, N. J. OFFICE-Publication House, 1334 Chestnut New York-H. C. Olin, 156 Fifth avenue, New street, Philadelphia, Pa.

BOARD OF CHURCH ERECTION.

York, N. Y.

Pennsylvania-Frank K. Hipple, 1340 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Corresponding Secretary-Rev. Erskine N. Baltimore-D. C. Ammidon, 31 South Frederick White, D. D.

Treasurer-Adam Campbell.

street, Baltimore, Md.

FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.

Immigration, by sex and nationality, for the fiscal years 1895-6 and 1896-7.
(Compiled by the Bureau of Immigration, Treasury Department.)

Alaska, to which the general land laws are not applicable and in which surveys and disposals of no great importance have been made.

Grand total

369,529,600 ...1,835,017,692

*"Vacant public lands" (272.294,120 acres of which are unsurveyed) are those subject to settlement, and to filing and entry if surveyed.

"Reserved lands" mean those reserved for satisfaction of railroad grants, for military and naval purposes, reservoir sites. Indians, timber, and those embraced in unconfirmed private land grants-in other words, all lands reserved for any purpose whatsoever, which may be eventually restored to the public domain.

"Appropriated lands" include all lands embraced in selections, filings and entries, perfected and unperfected, and the area of lands granted for school purposes.

THE PENSION OFFICE.

NUMBER OF PENSIONERS ON THE ROLLS JUNE 30, 1897,

In each state and territory of the United States and in each foreign country, and the amount paid for pensions during the fiscal year.

NUMBER OF PENSIONS ALLOWED AND INCREASED DURING THE
With the annual value of all pensions on the rolls.

YEAR,

336,299

3,888

942,334

$55,169,754 653 94,618 14,517,820

98.796

3

38.682
387

41

7.539 278
144

51.641 4,788 844.168 26,592 2,375 465,024

1.815.638 378,609 42,158,664 604,126 110,593 11,358,514

1,272 117,724

435

26.557

99

9.108

664

587

60,608

10

192

6

612

215

76.755

5,766

590,976

Survivors

7

1,272 401,016

4.608 268 466 44,736

6

Total

50, 101 5,091,155 25,792 1,784,770 3,971 485,522 41, 122 5,684,081 Average annual value of each pension..

Average annual value of each pension under the general law.
Average annual value of each pension under act of June 27, 1890

976,014 129,795,428

.$133.17

162.04 109.25