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posted in the library for the last three days, in 

 accordance with No. 32 of the amended rules of 

 the Society. 



" Finance. — The income from all sources was as 

 follows : — Government Grant — in aid to the Mu- 

 seum, £200 ; ditto. Gardens, £400; Subscriptions, 

 £188 ; from Marine Board £20 ; sale of plants, etc. 

 at Gardens, £78 2s. Id.: this with £30 12s. Od., 

 in the hands of the Superintendent of the Gar- 

 dens, for the payment of wages, arrears of sub- 

 scriptions, £30 ; and £3 in the hands of the col- 

 lector, will give a total of £949 14s. Id. The 

 expenditure and liabilities as per balance sheet 

 amounted to £993 14s. Id., leaving a balance to 

 debit of £43 10s. 



" It will be noticed that the outlay for Printing, 

 etc., — £79 19s. 9d. has been very large, but none 

 of this expenditure could be omitted, as we have 

 been fortunate in the value of the papers contri- 

 buted during the year; and the publication of such 

 must always be regarded as a matter of necessity, 

 being the great means whereby we are enabled to 

 veep up friendly relations with learned bodies in 

 karious parts of the world. 



'' The subscriptions generally have been more 

 promptly forwarded than usual, we regret to say, 

 however, that some members are still in arrears, 

 although the usual notices have been duly for- 

 warded to them. 



" Gardens. — It is to be regretted that the new 

 entrance has not yet been completed. The ground 

 work has been for some time past in as forward a 

 state as desirable, and but little remains to be 

 done except the erection of suitable gates. For 

 them the public are entirely dependent on the 

 action of Parliament, and until provision is made 



