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sent. I think it better to lay it upon the table until another 

 winter, when they will both be here, and then if there are any 

 explanations to make they can make them. I cannot see any 

 good in putting it upon the record at this time. To take it up 

 when they are both absent it seems to me should not be done; 

 that is the only ol>iection. I have no objection to its going on 

 the record. 



Mr. Sias. Mr. President, in order that the members should 

 have a knowledge of this business it seems to me that they should 

 have the report and have it published so they can read it, and if 

 there is nothing objectionable in the report its contents ought to 

 be known; but if it is suppressed from the transactions it cer- 

 tainly is not using the committee exactly fair. It is nothing 

 unusual and there has been nothing of the kind done before. It 

 seems to me there would be no objections to having it read if it 

 does not go into the transactions. The facts were misrepresent- 

 ed to the society, or they would never have voted on it as they 

 did; I am satisfied of that. I think it ought to be read. 



Mr. Dartt. Mr. President, just putting a report on record 

 isn't anything new; it has been presented to the society and it 

 should have been on record already; it is only supplying the 

 record with a missing link. I don't suppose anybody wants to 

 do anything about it only it should appear in print as presented 

 by the Finance Committee, that is all. I don't see how there 

 can be any objection to that. 



The motion was then adopted. 



The following is the report referred to : 



FINANCE COMMITTEE'S EEPOET FOE 1884. 



"We think it our duty to the Society to call attention to one or 

 two things, and the first of them is the very large expense 

 incurred during the past year. 



Especially those in connection with our exhibit at Philadelphia. 

 Here are charges for |215 for simply gathering the fruit, and 

 then the expense of the delegate $147, making a total of $362. 

 "VVe do not say the exhibit could have been made for less, but 

 think it ought to have been. 



Another matter to which we call attention is that our consti- 

 tution has been violated in two respects. The by-laws of 1878 

 provide that the Executive Committee shall in no case incur 

 expense exceeding $50, except by authority of the vote of the 



