STATE AGEICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 491 



Mr. President: — The Committee on Finance, to whom -was referred the report of 

 the Business Committee would respectfully report that they have carefully examined 

 the same in detail, and find it correct, and in total footings agreeing with the Secre- 

 tary's account. 

 Detroit, Dec. 23,1875. 



J. WEBSTER CHILDS, 



E. ^V. RISING, 



E. VAN VALKENBURGH, 



Committee on Finance. 



The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the report of tlie Secretary would 

 respectfully report that they have carefully examined the same, compared the stubs 

 of business orders with the vouchers, and the vouchers with the registers of the busi- 

 ness orders issued, and find the^ame correct. 



We have also compared the stubs of premium checks issued, with the register of 

 premiums paid, and find them also correct. 



We have examined and find the financial sheet of the Society as follows, as reported 

 by the Secretary, viz.: 



Cash on hand at commencement of year $15,628 80 



Received from all sources during the year 17,674 22 



Total 833,303 



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Business orders issued during the yeav $13,788 16 



Appropriation to Pomological Society, drawn by said Society directly 



from the treasury 1,500 00 



Premium checks issued 12,676 50 



§27,964 66 

 Balance in treasury Dec. 21st, 1875, subject to draft by the Society, $5,338.36. 



J. WEBSTER CHILDS, 

 E. W. RISING. 

 E. VAN VALKENBURGH. 



Committee. 



Mr. Sterling, from the Committee on Centennial, to Avhom was referred 



certain resolutions, reported as follows, which report was adopted : 



Your committee, to whom was referred the matter of appropriation for Centennial 

 Exhibition, beg leave to report the following resolution: 



Besolved, That one thousand dollars ($1,000) be placed at the disposal of the 

 President of the Michigan State Agricultural Society, to be used in such manner as 

 he shall deem best to represent the agricultural and horticultural interests of the 

 State at the Centennial Exhibition. J. M. STERLING, 



WM. L. WEBBER, 

 J. G. RAMSDELL, 

 J. WEBSTER CHILDS, 

 G. W. PHILLIPS, 



Committee. 



Mr. Webber offered a resolution in relation to making appropriations for the 

 Pomological Society, which, on motion, was referred to a committee of three. 

 The President appointed Messrs. Webber, Dean, and Baxter such committee. 



The President submitted a dispatch from Mr. Avery, from Grand Kapids, 



which is as follows, was read and referred to the Locating Committee. 



To E. 0. Humphrey, President State Society : 



Our grounds have been tendered to the State Agricultural Society for 1876, free of 

 charge. 



(Signed.) N. L. AVERY. 



Mr. Hanford offered the following resolution which, on motion, was adopted : 



Besolved. That the superintendents of the several departments be authorized to 

 correspond with and appoint viewing committees in the several classes of their 

 departments; and also that said superintendents be authorized to furnish said com- 

 mittees with complimentary admission tickets. 



