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ever, in anticipating a continuance of such liberal dividends, especially 

 on the manufacturing stocks. 



In consequence of a legal difficulty, which has arisen in the course 

 of the settlement of the Walker estate, a large portion of the property 

 remains in the hands of the executors for distribution at a future, per- 

 haps, a distant period of time. When this difficulty is disposed of, 

 this Society, as well as the other institutions which are entitled to the 

 residue of the estate, will receive a large addition to their resources. 

 Under these circumstances, no reliable estimate can be made of the 

 income of the Society for the ensuing year. 



In regard to the necessary expenses of the Society for the next 

 year, those of the present, may, perhaps, serve as a guide, though a 

 very uncertain one ; as its expenditures hereafter will probably keep 

 even pace with its greatly increased means of usefulness. 



