622 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



RuMFORD Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, May 1, 1897 $3,133.66 



Income $2,366.25 



Return of bank tax 94.04 2,460.29 



$5,593.95 

 Expenditures. 



Books and binding $94.10 



Publishing 59.91 



Investigations 1,651.50 



Rent 10.00 $1,815.51 



Investment ". \ '. . 2,000.00 



Balance, April 30, 1898 1,774.84 



$5,593.95 



Warken Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, May 1, 1897 $870.95 



Income 855.00 



$1,725.95 

 Expenditures. 



Investigations $800.00 



Balance, April 30, 1898 925.95 



$1,725.95 



Building Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, May 1, 1897 $773.78 



Income 494.36 



$1,268.14 

 Balance, April 30, 1898 $1,268.14 



The Librarian presented his annual report, of which the 

 following is an abstract : — 



.2,751 books and pamphlets have been added to the library 

 during the past year, of which 2,089 were obtained by gift and 

 exchange, 513 purchased with the appropriation from the 



