524 



Froceedings. 



Hon. Treasurer s Statemtnts. — The statement of assets and liabilities 

 ol the Institute at the 31st December, 1915, and the statement of receijjts 

 and expenditure for the year ending 31st December. 1915, supported 

 by the Public Trustee's certificates of the state of the Caj-ter Bequest, 

 the Hutton Memorial Fund, and the Hector Memorial Fund at the 31st 

 December, 1915, all duly audited and signed by the Auditor-General, 

 were, on the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by Dr. Marshall, 

 adopted. 



Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 



1915. 



Beceipts. 



Balance at credit in Bank of 

 New Zealand 



Government grant 



Transactions sold locally 



"Maori Art" sold. . 



Bulletins sold 



Public Trustee, Hutton Me- 

 morial Fund 



Authors" reprints . . 



Wesley and Son, London : 

 publications sold 



Postage refunded Vjy societies 



Hector Memorial Award 



Balance at Bank 

 of New Zealand £17 7 2 



Less unpresented 



cheque . . 25 



£ s. d. 



494 18 3 



500 



1 14 



8 8 



4 



15 



8 4 5 



11 10 4 



17 5 9 



45 



7 12 10 



£1,109 17 7 



Exj:enditure. £ s. d. 

 Governors" travelling - ex- 

 penses . . . . 32 14 8 



Fire-insurance jDremium . . 5 



Secretary's salary . . . . 50 



Compiling card index . . 10 



Bank charge . . . . 10 



Award to Mr. Oliver, Hutton 



Memorial Fund . . . . 15 



Hon. Editor, petty casli . . 3 



Postage on Transactions . . 20 5 8 



Secretary, petty cash . . 10 

 Hector Award to Mr. Elsdon 



Best . . . . . . 45 



Deposited in Post Office Sav- 

 ings-bank . . . . .500 



Government Printer, Vol. 46 418 7 3 



£1,109 17 7 



Balance at credit of Institute in Post Office SavingSrbank 500 



Balance at Bank of New Zealand 

 Less unpresented cheque 



£r 



■?.T 



2 

 



s. 

 



7 12 10 



Credit balance 



£492 



Statement of Liabilities and Assets at 31.st December, 1915. 



Dec. 31. To Balance due Government Printer 

 West Newman Account 

 Unpresented cheque 

 By Balance in Post Office Savings-banlv . . 

 Accrued interest thereon at 3 per cent. 

 Transactions, &c., sold — proceeds to coint 

 Petty cash in hands of Secretary 

 Balance in Bank of New Zealand 



Debit balance 



£650 12 10 £650 12 10 



The Institute has a large stock of Transactions on hand, valued as an asset at £750. 

 The onh^ other property possessed by the Institute is a very vahiable scientific 

 library. 



