By freight trains By all other trains. J. W. BROOKS, R. B. FORBES, .717,136 1,669,408 ER.} Directors. JOHN ELIOT THAYER, BOSTON, December 24th, 1856. Personally appeared before me, J. W. Brooks, R. B. Forbes and John Eliot Thayer, and made affidavit to the truth of the above report by them subscribed, according to their knowledge and belief--before me. JOHN AIKEN, Justice of the Peace. To the Secretary of the State of Michigan: The undersigned, directors of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, herewith submit to you their annual report, embracing the business of the year ending December 1st, 1857, according to the provisions of their charter, and the amendment thereto, approved March 28th, 1846, as follows, viz: 1st. The length of their road from Detroit to its western terminus, at line of Indiana, is... 221 miles. 2d. The cost of constructing the same,......$9,796,883 94 3d. The indebtedness of the company for materials in progress of delivery, or execution on account of construction, as near as can be ascertained,. . . . . 4th. The capital stock of the company, subscribed and actually paid in,..... ... 5th. The amount of loans made to the company for the purpose of constructing said railroad, or purchasing, constructing, chartering or hiring steamboats, is..... None. .$6,057,972 00 4,050,631 82 6th. One dividend of five per cent, and one of five per cent have been made. 7th. The receipts on account of operating the whole line from Detroit to Chicago, for the year ending December 1st, 1857, are- 177,8231 358,8611 8th. Number of through passengers,.. 9th. Number of way passengers,. 10th. The expenditures of the company for operating the whole line of road between Detroit and Chicago, during the year, are as follows: For road repairs,...... $539,870 78 11th. The expense of the company for construction between Detroit and western ter minus, or State line, during said year, are included in the "fifth" item, and are.... $174,131 25 12th. Whole number of engines owned by the company, and used on whole line between Detroit and Chicago,... 13th. Whole number of cars are as follows: Passenger cars, 1st class, 66 12-wheeled, reckoned as single,.... 2d class, 12 8-wheeled, reckoned as single, 98 198 24 82 Covered freight cars, 943 8-wheeled, reck oned as single,. Covered freight cars, 42 4-wheeled, reckoned as single,. Open freight cars, 6 4-wheeled, reckoned as single,.... Open freight cars, 215 8-wheeled, reckoned as single,.... Hand cars, 96 single,. Dumpers, 41 single,. Repair and wood cars, 113 single,.. Total number of cars,. 1,886 42 6 430 96 41 113 3.025 14th. Average number of men employed on 1,907 743,614 613,486 128,914 1,488,014 J. W. BROOKS, R. B. FORBES, Directors. Personally appeared before me, J. W. Brooks, R. B. Forbes, and Isaac Livermore, and made affidavit to the truth of the above report by them subscribed, acccording to their knowledge and belief, before me. GEO. B. UPTON, Justice of the Peace. BOSTON, Dec. 24th, 1857. 1859. No. 4. [ No. 4. ] REPORT of the Committee on State Affairs, in relation to "A bill to regulate Fisheries in the waters of the State of Michigan.' The Committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred the "Bill to regulate Fisheries in the waters of the State of Michigan," have had the same under consideration, and report the same back, with a few minor amendments. Your committee have made some examination into the facts stated in the numerously signed memorials which have been presented to the Senate, and learn that nearly all, and your committee believe all, our sister States having fisheries to protect, have long had the most stringent statutory provisions for their preservation. Every State bordering upon the Atlantic coast have with the greatest care guarded the valuable fish which seek the inland streams from the ocean to spawn and increase their species. The laws for the protection of the shad, salmon and other Every other State ex similar fish, are familiar examples. cept this one bordering upon the great lakes, have such provisions. The neighboring province of Canada has long |