Ledger accounts for leases of surplus canal water, salaries of canal officials, and canal loans A3240

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One of the functions of the Comptroller was to supervise the financial affairs of the state's canals. The Bureau of Canal Affairs, established within the Comptroller's Office in 1883, accomplished this by maintaining accounts of financial transactions relating to the canals.

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