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The total cost of the Public Lecturer to each Society was only 

 £,2 11$. lid., a sum of ;£6 6s. having been voted towards the 

 general expense, out of the Association funds. It may be men- 

 tioned that Dr. Taylor afterwards expressed the very great pleasure 

 he had experienced in giving his lecture course to so many attentive 

 Cumbrian audiences. 



At the commencement of the winter sessions, Part II. of the 

 Transactions was issued. Before the work was commenced, 

 estimates were procured from several local publishers, through 

 advertisement in local papers — and that furnished by Messrs. G. 

 and T. Coward of Carlisle, accepted. The Assoc. Secretary 

 would here wish to acknowledge the prompt attention and helpful 

 care bestowed on the work by Messrs. Coward, and the 

 Association generally will acknowledge that the execution has 

 been equalled by the moderate cost. The estimate for 8oo copies 

 of 150 pages, sewed, was between ^^25 and ;^26, but the Part 

 ran to 210 pages, the extra quantity being charged for at the rate 

 of 44^. per 16 pages. The Part was issued at the low price of is., 

 and contains, besides the President's Address and Reports of 

 Societies, nine original Papers and two Abstracts. As an en- 

 couragement to authors of original papers, fifty copies of their 

 respective memoirs were sent to each author at a moderate charge. 



Each Society has taken a certain number of copies of Trans- 

 actions for its own members, and two of the Societies (Keswick 

 and Maryport,) have presented a copy to each member free of 

 charge. 



The following is the Balance Sheet for the past year of the 

 Association. It includes the printing expenses of the Annual 

 Meeting at Keswick, last year, and those of the present meeting, 

 so that the balance now presented is less by the amount of the 

 latter than it would ordinarily have been. It has been thought 

 well, however, to have all clear a-head; and the Secretary and 

 Treasurer to-day to be appointed, will have no incoming expenses 

 to provide for on entering office, but a good sum in hand.* 



* There will be expenses in connection with the Lectures given at the 

 Cockermouth Annual Meeting, yet to be deducted from the balance. 



