THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 103 



Financial. — The Treasurer's Report of the receipts 

 aiul expenditures of the past year (condensed for print- 

 i.ig). 



RECEIPTS. 



General Account. 



Balance on hand at commencement of year .... $(i9 76 



Dividends of stocks, $25 00 



Return state tax, 11 05 



Assessments of members, 934 00 



Publications, 550 65 



Lectures, Concerts, Excursions, Hall, etc., .... 829 11 



Salem Athenaeum, 210 34 



$25G0 15 



Hist. Soc. Fund. 



Dividends of stocks, 25 00 



Xat. Tlist. Soc. Fund. 



Dividends of stocks, 36 00 



Davis Fund, 



Interest of bonds, 407 30 



Ditmore Fund. 



Interest of bonds and stocks, ISO 40 



Manuscript Fund. 



Interest of Savings Bank, 22 10 



Ladies* Fair Fund. 



Interest of bond, 60 00 



Derby Fund. 



Sale of land and rent, 417 50 



Howes Fund. 

 Interest of bonds, 1,490 00 



$5,268 21 



EXPENDITURES. 



General Account. 



Salem Athenaeum, $350 00 



Salaries, 1,752 81 



Publications 1,881 62 



Fuel, 152 50 



Repairs, Express, Postage, etc., 294 06 



$4,430 99 

 Historical. 



Books and binding, 210 98 



Natural History and Horticulture, 



Book-binding, etc., 90 00 



Ditmore Fund. 



INIr. Perkins' annuity, 110 00 



Manuscript Fund. 



Savings Bank, interest added to fund, 22 10 



Davis Fund. 



Savings Bank, interest added to fund, 27 30 



Balance cash on hand, 376 84 



$5,268 21 



The invested funds of the Institute are, .... $37,665 43 



