STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



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The Secretary, R. F. Johnstone, then read liis annual report as follows: 



RETORT OF SECRETARY R. F. JOIIXSTOXE. 



At the close of the official year of 1878 there was reported bj' the Treasurer and 

 Fiiiaiice Committee as a bul.iiice on liaud, 819.027.91 ; during the past year t^he Treas- 

 iircM- has received as per his report. S33,411).2;{; the total aiiioiuit being .S.o2.4-J7.l4. 



The disbursements during the past year liave been as follows, and charged to the 

 following named accounts. Tiie details are herewith sul)initted to tlie Executive 

 Committee in sciiedule. A statement of the checks drawn for the payment of ac- 

 counts as auilited by the Business Committee, and countersigned by tlie Chairman 

 of that Committee, amounts to ^19,746.29. 



The total number of business checks issued was $19,740.29, and the record ot them 

 is in the regi«ter of accounts for 1S79, and on the stubs for each check drawn, 



'JMie total amount of the premiums offered by the Premium List of the Society for 

 1879 was §13.035.50, and the total amount of the checks drawn for the premiums in 

 accordance with the following rule on page 30 of the Premium List for 1879: 



"5. Committee will examine the premium list with care; they will in no ease 

 award a premium where there is no merit, though there be no competition, and in 

 cases of partial merit, a second or third premium maybe awarded, thougli no first or 

 second premium be given. They are requested to make such recommendations as 

 circumstances or their experience may suggest, and recommend discretionary pre- 

 miums, of which notice shall be given to the exhibitor; but all discretionary or 

 special premiums shall be reported to tlie Executive Committee, and shall be ap- 

 proved by them before being announced or awarded." 



Under this rule tlie premium account stands as follows in the table below, which 

 contains the amounts offered in each division, the amounts paid in each division, and 

 also a statement of the medals and diplomas as they have been offered and issued; a 

 full and detailed statement giving the number of the check, name of the party to 

 whom issued, andof the medals and diplomas, is herewithsubmitted and marked '"B;" 

 reports of the premium checks issued by the Secretary and approved by the President, 

 in accordance with the awards reported by the Superintendents of the several divis- 

 ions of tlie annual exliibition for 1879, of which the following is a summary: 



SUMMARY OF THE PREMIUMS OFFERED AND PAID IX EACH DIVISIOX OF THE 



EXIIIBlTiGN OF 1S79. 

 Division. Offered. Awarded. 



A— Cattle $3,503 00 $2,514 00 



B— Horses 3,453 00 2,948 00 



C—Sht-ep 1,20100 1,982 00 



D— Hogs 556 00 526 CO 



E— Poultry 348 00 249 00 



F— Farm Products, etc 559 00 495 00 



G— Dairy Products, etc 276 00 242 00 



H— Farm Implements 703 00 647 00 



1— Vehicles 146 00 128 00 



J— Machinery 2s2 00 221 00 



K— Manufactured Goods 824 00 379 00 



L— Musical Instruments 23 00 13 00 



M— Paintings, Needlework 835 00 423 50 



N— Miscellaneous 86 00 39 00 



O— Children's Department 45 50 45 50 



Total $13,035 50 §10,042 00 



LIST OP MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS OFEEKED AND AWARDED. 



MEDALS. DIPLOMAS. 



Division. Ofifcred. Awarded OCTered. Awarded. 



A— Cattle .- 7 6 



D— ^wine .... 3 3 



II — Farm Implements 2 111 



J— Machinery 27 22 32 9 



K— Furniture 112 2 



L— Musical Instruments .. 32 5 



M — Embroidery, etc .. 2 1 



N— Miscellaneous 2 1 .. .. 



Total 32 14 77 20 



