70 ANNUAL REPORT. 



Warrants have been drawn on the State Auditor, since my last 

 report, in favor of our Treasurer during the past year as follows : 



Amount due the Society to July 1, 1883 $ 583.83 



Amount due the Society July 1 , to December 31, 1883 500.00 



$ 1,083.33 

 And the Treasurer has received also, as appears in his report, from the 

 Governor's Contingent Fund, as a contribution for the Philadel- 

 phia exhibit of fruits of Minnesota the further sum of $ 2 00.00 



FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 



Our current receipts are derived from three sources only, interest 

 on permanent fund, the annual membership fees, and the amount 

 we receive from the State. Our disbursements are only such as 

 are covered by orders signed and recorded by the Secretary, and the 

 salary and incidental expenses of the Treasurer. This makes it 

 easy to keep the run of our finances. The following will be the 

 condition of the Treasury at the opening of the annual meeting: 



Accrued interest on permanent fund f 43.78 



Cash balance in Treasury 172.29 



Total , $ 216.07 



To this will be added the membership fees collected and paid 

 over at this meeting, estimated at $100, and there is still due the 

 Society from the State, on the appropriation for 1883, the further 

 sum of $400. The cash on hand and the accrued interest, $216.07, 

 as above stated, with membership fees to be received, will be suffi- 

 cient to pay the balance due on current accounts, so far as they 

 are known to the Secretary, and the premiums and expenses of this 

 meeting, leaving the $400 due from the State as a surplus with 

 which to begin the year 1884 ; add to this our State appropriation 

 for 1884, $1,000 and the interest on our permanent fund, and 

 deduct $200 which is to be added yearly to that fund, and we shall 

 have about $1,200 available for current expenses of 1884. 



secretaby's account, postage, office, incidental and traveling 



expenses. 



State Horticultural Society. Dr. 



Postage, including distribution of reports $ 116 75 



Express charges on reports and exchanges 13.00 



Traveling expenses of secretary 24.05 



Traveling expenses of delegate to Wisconsin society 24.86 



Letter Heads and printing 7.00 



Miscellaneous, stationery, &c 14.30 



