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Proceedings. 



1908, was £2,735 16s. 5d. The Public Tnistee also holds on account of the bequest 

 scrip in the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) of the total 

 face value of £32 5s. 5d. His certificate accompanies the present report. At the last 

 annual meeting it was decided that the Hon. Treasurer should be asked to endeavour 

 to arrange with the Public Trustee for the payment of interest on this money at 4^ per 

 cent., instead of 4 per cent, per annum. On inquiry, however, the Treasurer ascertained 

 that as a matter of fact 4^ per cent, was being allowed on the deposit, that being the 

 rate paid by the Public Trust Office on s\;ms not exceeding £3,000. There was there- 

 fore no occasion for the Treasurer to take action. 



A duly audited statement of the Institute's receipts and expenditure for the past 

 year, showing a credit balance of £392 10s. lid., is presented with this report. 



Geo. M. Thomson, President. 



1908. 

 Feb. 13. 

 Mar. 14. 



Mar. 31. 



April 29. 



July 2. 



„ 25. 



Sept. 30. 



Dec. 10. 



„ 15. 



Statement of Receipts and Expenditure. 



Receipts. 

 Balance brought forward 

 W. Wesley and Sons, Transactions . . 

 A. Bathgate, Maori Art 

 Champtaloux and Cooper, Transactions 



,, Maori Art 



Friedlander and Sons, Transactions . . 

 Contribution by Wellington Philosophical Society 

 G. E. Stechert and Co., Transactions 

 Lieut. -Colonel Gaskell, Maori Art and posting 

 A. H. Turnbull, Transactions 

 Whitcombe and Tombs, Transactions 

 Government grant 



W. Wesley and Sons, Transactions . . 

 Friedlander and Sons, Transactions . . 

 Transactions 



Expenditure. 

 Petty cash. Secretary 

 W. Benham, travelling-expenses 

 Dr. Chilton, 

 James Stewart, „ 



H. Hill, 

 K. Wilson. ,, 



C. Coleridge Farr, „ 

 G. M. Thomson, ,, 

 Hotel Cecil 



Whitcombe and Tombs 

 W. A. McKay, services 



D. Petrie, travelling-expenses 

 Bank charge 



G. M. Thomson, petty cash 



Whitcombe and Tombs 



L., L., and G. Insurance Company . . 



Miss Millais, services 



Colonial Carrying Company 



New Zealand Express Company 



Government Printer 



C. Freyberg, services 



Secretary, petty cash 



Bank charge 



Petty cash. Secretary 



?> f^ • • • • 



Chapman and Tripp, law-costs 

 W. Chalmers 



New Zealand Express Company 

 Whitcombe and Tombs 



