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LADrary...- cece e cee cece eee eenw teen cceee: veee rer rey «+++ $3,017 62 
Herbarium......-- devescinVevenesesuetes ss eo eecenecee seeeeeee 4,938 50 
$7,956 12 
Mr. Shaw’s bequests for banquets, sermon, flower 
show, and the Shaw School of Botany have been carried 
out as provided for in the will, and after supporting the 
Garden and expending such sums as were needed for re- 
pairs, insurance, taxes, etc., all out of the year’s income, 
we are enabled to carry forward a surplus for the year of 
$15,146.09. 
RECEIPTS. 
+ Reha em eee Tee re OCR EEE ee ceeeeee $99,393 41 
Interest and dividends......-.- peer sts cae ee 2,126 65 
Garden pasturage and saleS...--+-++++eerereees 438 04 
Garden handbook sales.....--.sseseeeeeceserees 58 00 
Publication saleS......-+ssseeeeeeees aes 13 98 
Insurance of buildings (loss)..---+. Knnnendcveat 52 00 
Opening Of streets....eeeeeececeeereeseeeceeree 8,191 00 $105,273 08 
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899... --e+e-eeereetreece 755 O07 
Se trata Pe COE $106,028 15 
EXPENDITURES. 
Garden Account, 
Labor pay-roll......++++ Pe ee ee ee ee ee $13,183 88 
Students’ pay-roll....-- ++ ee seeeeeececeeres . 1,583 30 
Office assistance ...--++.++eee askin olk-nn nena 713 40 
Buel..cccccs ccc vcce cecccess va tRee Maesae.neee 1,084 73 
Water... .cscerccecceeces Sc k SHL OEE 422 00 
Repairs and supplies..-----+ +++ Shee be bs wee 1,581 58 
Stable and implements. .------+ee sere cers eee 473 99 
Plants and seeds...-+--+-+++: et a ee 816 87 $19,809 20 
Herbarium Account, 
Office assistance and janitor....+++-++-++ sees 441 88 
Extra mounting and inserting....-++-+-++++: : 142 80 
Buelics ccc cece vscv'sccecseces sessccvscecesove 80 18 
Current expenditure and specimens...-- veces 1,913 21 2,578 07 
Library Account, 
Office assistance....-.--eeee rere ee renece sees 1,167 20 
Fuel] ...0 eee cece cee SrEWcceelereceercehe sen . 80 18 
Current expenditure and books....+.+-+-++++ 1,906 50 3,153 88 
Carried forward ....++eeseeeee cee eeeeees $25,541 15 
