REPORT OP THE COUNCIL, MAY 1, 1S54. 185 



The items in the foregoing document, relating merely to income 

 and expenditure, are as follows : — 



A RETURN OF THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OP THE HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY, POR THE TEARS 1852-3 and 1853-4. 



Annual Subscriptions 



Admission Fees from Fellows 



Quarterly Journal sold 



Transactions and Fruit Catalogue sold . . 

 Rent of Apartments let 02? in Regent-street 



Garden Produce sold 



Receipts from Members for Garden charges 



Miscellaneous Receipts 



Garden Exhibitions 



Total . . . 



1853-4. 



Expenditure. 



Interest on loan notes, &c 



Rent, taxes, &c., Regent Street and Chiswick 

 Repairs, furniture, &c.. Regent Street . . . 



Housekeeping expenses ditto 



Salaries and wages, collector's poundage, &c. 



Cost of Quarterly Journal 



Cost of Transactions and Fruit Catalogues . 



Libraiy charges 



Printing, stationery, &c 



Foreign missions and imports 



Expenses of meetings, postage, carriage, &c. . 



Garden labour 



Implements, mats, seeds, &c 



Tan, dung, &c 



Coals and coke for Garden 



Miscellaneous expenses at Garden .... 



Garden repairs . . . .' 



Distribution expenses 



Exhibition expenses 



New woi-ks at Garden 



Cost of medals awarded 



Total . , . 



1853-4. 



7009 14 9 6878 14 6 



It appears from the foregoing return, that the ordinary income 

 of the Society has increased by the sum of 32Z. 16s. 6d., and that 

 the entire expenditure has diminished to the extent of 1311. Os, Sd. 



