(Public Document No. 36.) The publication of the Annual Report on the Statistics of Manufactures began in 1886, Each report issued prior to 1907 contained comparisons for identical establishments, between two or more years, as to Capital Devoted to Production, Stock and Materials Used, Goods Made, Persons Employed, Wages Paid, and Time in Operation. Beginning with 1907 the comparisons for identical establishments were omitted, and all returns made to the Bureau included in the tabulations. A few reports for the year 1909 are still available for distribution, and will be sent to any address, on receipt of five (5) cents to cover the cost of mailing. IV. REPORT ON THE STATISTICS OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES. (Public Document No. 79.) The first report on the Statistics of Municipal Finances was issued in September, 1908, and covered municipal fiscal years ending between November 30, 1906 and April 1, 1907. The reports for this and for later years contain tabular presentations showing the Cost of Municipal Government in Massachusetts; Summarized Statement of All Receipts and Payments, together with Analysis Tables and Definitions of Terms intended to promote uniformity in accounting and presentation of municipal reports. The first and second reports are now out of print. Other reports will be sent upon receipt of ten (10) cents each to cover the cost of mailing. 3 The sixth report covers municipal fiscal years ending between November 30, 1911 and March 15, 1912. It will be sent upon receipt of ten (10) cents to cover the cost of mailing. V. REPORT ON THE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. Free employment offices are maintained under the jurisdiction of this Bureau in Boston, Springfield, Fall River, and Worcester. The annual reports contain statistical tables and descriptive matter relative to the work of the offices, and, with the exception of the 1st and 4th (out of print), will be sent on receipt of five (5) cents each to cover the cost of mailing. The reports are issued in January of each year, and cover the year ending November 30. VI. THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN. Containing matter relating to municipal affairs, especially finances, and intended to promote a sound and efficient administration of city and town government in Massachusetts. Copies will be mailed upon receipt of the amount indicated to cover the cost of mailing. That indicated by an asterisk (*) is now out of print. No. 1. January, 1910. A Uniform Classification of Municipal Receipts and Payments Prescribed for the Cities and Towns of Massachusetts as a Basis for a Standard System of Accounts and Reports (3 c.). No. 2. July, 1910. Recent Legislation relative to Town Finances and Municipal Accounts. Superseded by Bulletins Nos. 5 and 6. No. 3. January, 1911. The Issue and Certification of Town Notes Under the Provisions of Chapter 616, of the Acts of 1910 (1 c.). No. 4. March, 1911. Outstanding Indebtedness of Certain Cities and Towns of Massachusetts Against which no Sinking Funds are being Accumulated or for the Extinguishment of which no Annual Payments of Principal are being Made (2 c.). No. 6. July, 1913. Laws relating to Municipal Finances including the Municipal Indebtedness Act of 1913, the Acts requiring the Certification of Town and District Notes, providing for the Auditing of Accounts, and the Installation of Accounting Systems by the Bureau of Statistics, making of Annual Returns of Financial Transactions, etc. (1 c.). Superseded by Bulletin No. 6. No. 6. July, 1914. Laws relating to Municipal Finances with amendments of 1914; supersedes Bulletins Nos. 2 and 5. VII. SPECIAL REPORTS. Special reports will be mailed upon receipt of the amount indicated to cover the cost of mailing. That indicated by an asterisk (*) is now out of print. *January 4, 1911. A Special Report on the Cost of Retirement Systems for State and County Employees in Massachusetts (4 c.). January 6, 1911. The Population of Massachusetts as Determined by the Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (3 c.). April 15, 1912. Report of a Special Investigation relative to the Indebtedness of the Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth (8 c.). March 5, 1913. Report of a Special Investigation relative to the Sinking Funds and Serial Loans of the Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth (2 c.). August 1, 1913. A Directory of Massachusetts Manufactures, 1913 (8 c.). VIII. THE DECENNIAL CENSUS. The Decennial Census of the Commonwealth for 1905 was published complete in four volout of print. The next Census will be taken in 1915. 3 ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU OF STATISTICS Rooms 250-258 State House, Boston The Bureau is organized into five permanent divisions: 1. The Administration Division, charged with duties supervisory in relation to the several divisions; 2. The Labor Division, engaged in the collection and tabulation of statistical and other information relating to matters affecting labor and the condition of the working people, as well as questions of general economic and social interest; 3. The Manufactures Division, which collects and tabulates Statistics of Manufactures; 4. The Municipal Division, which collects and tabulates Statistics of Municipal Finances, audits municipal accounts and installs accounting systems in cities and towns, and supervises the issuance of town notes; 5. The Free Employment Offices Division, embracing the administration of the State Free Employment Offices, of which there are four, located respectively at 8 Kneeland Street, Boston; 47 Water Street, Springfield; 41 North Main Street, Fall River; and 48-52 Green Street, Worcester. During the period of taking and compiling the Census a sixth division, the Census Division, is organized. The functions of the Bureau and the duties of the Director are summarized in Section 1 of Chapter 371 of the Acts of 1909, entitled "An Act to Provide for a Bureau of Statistics," as follows: SECTION 1. There shall be a Bureau of Statistics, the duties of which shall be to collect, assort, arrange, and publish statistical information relative to the commercial, industrial, social, educational, and sanitary condition of the people, the productive industries of the Commonwealth, and the financial affairs of the cities and towns; to establish and maintain free employment offices. . .; and to take the Decennial Census of the Commonwealth required by the Constitution and present the results thereof in such manner as the General Court may determine. APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF PUBLICATION. |