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although not by so much as would appear froma comparison of the 
last balance sheet with that which is now submitted. In the 
balance sheet for 1879-80, there was a sum of £4 tos. 6d. in- 
cluded in the payments—the expenses of the Maryport meeting— 
which correctly should have stood over, and been included in the 
payments of the present balance sheet, in the same way as the 
expenses of this meeting will appear in the next balance sheet. 
With this adjustment, the adverse balance of £1 os. 5d. appear- 
ing in the last balance sheet becomes a favourable balance of 
43 10s. 1d.; and the present favourable balance of £13 18s. 1d., 
is reduced to £9 7s. 7d. 
The new rule which provides that affiliated societies numbering 
over 150 members shall have the capitation grant reduced by 
50 °/, for the excess, has diminished the receipts by £2 1s. The 
Transactions have produced about £6 less than they did in the 
previous year. The cost of producing the Transactions has been 
reduced by about 430. 
It may be well to mention that there is on hand a considerable 
number of copies of each part of the Transactions, which either 
members or others can have on application. There is also a 
number of authors’ copies on hand to be disposed of. 
