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The alterations required for the most immediately pressing 

 of all these wants, the appropriation of larger space for the 

 collection of antiquities, are fortunately inexpensive, and 

 may be entered upon without hesitation; but before this 

 meeting can be called upon to consider the propriety of 

 authorizing the expenditure of any considerable sum for other 

 objects, it is necessary to advert to the state of the Society's 

 finances. 



On the 31st December, 1840, the Society was indebted for 

 money borrowed to purchase land and houses, and for the 

 several objects of the Institution, the sum of .£'5401. Is. lid., 

 of which £1551. Is. lid. was a floating balance borrowed of 

 the bank at 5 per cent., the remainder being at 4 per cent. 

 The floating balance now due to the bank is .£'1321. lis. 8d. 



The sum of .£'63. 14s. 6d. has been received for admission 

 tickets ; but this sum, though larger than the payments in any 

 previous year, affords but a very inadequate estimate of the 

 total number of strangers who have visited the Museum. 



The executors of the late Eustachius Strickland, Esq. have 

 paid to the Society's account the legacy bequeathed to it by 

 that early and lamented friend of our Institution. This ge- 

 nerous gift is unconditional ; but the Council presume that 

 the meeting will foUow out the recommendation contained in 

 the last Report, and authorize them to appropriate this money 

 to some object which would have been approved by the donor, 

 and which may long preserve the memory of his taste and 

 generosity. 



The Council have had to regret that the Curator of An- 

 tiquities was prevented by illness from performing his intention 

 of favouring the Society with a second series of his admirable 

 discourses on the Antiquities of Yorkshire, embracing the 



