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SECURITIES ON HAND. 



U. S. Gov't 4 per cent consols, regular 13,800 00 



" " " " *' coupons 300 00 



Savings bank accounts: — 



General fund 1,006 97 



Publication fund 782 03 



February 33d, 1891. 



$5,889 00 

 Henry Dudley, Treasurer. 



March 14th, 1891. — I hereby certify that I have this day ex- 

 amined tlie vouchers and securities of Henry Dudley, Esq., 

 Treasurer of the New York Academy of Sciences, and find them 

 correct. John H. Hinton, M.D., Okairman Audit. Com, 



REPORT of the AUDUBON" MONUMENT COMMITTEE. 



The Committee appointed to procure funds for the erection 

 of a suitable monument to John James Audubon over his grave 

 in Trinity Cemetery, would i-eport that other pressing duties 

 made it necessary for the members of the Committee to tempo- 

 rarily suspend active operations during the first part of the year. 

 Recently appeals for subscriptions have again been made, with a 

 gratifying result, nearly 11,000 having been paid over to the 

 Treasurer during the last six months. 



The financial situation may be stated as follows: — 



Money received from all sources to date .12,088 70 



Expenses of the Committee to date 270 26 



Balance on hand $1,818 50 



Subscriptions conditional on $10,000 being raised for 



the monument , $1,400 00 



Total amount subscribed to date 13,218 50 



The Committee would respectfully request to be continued. 



For the Committee, 



N. L. Britton, 

 Secretary and 2Veasurer. 



