STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 221 



25. Harlow Gale, reut of hall 5 00 



25. T. M. Smith, president, incidentals 5 22 



25. Oliver Gibbs, Jr., postage 4 86 



25. Oliver Gibbs, Jr., 'or incidental expeuse-* 100 00 



25. M. C. Russell, printing programs 9 00 



25. Premiums paid at summer meeting. 



On fruits 29 00 



Flowers 29 50 



Vegetables 19 50 



Geo. S. Woolsey, special premium 10 00 



C. L. Smith, services as lecturer, being one-half of eleven 



membership fees procured by him 5 50 



Oliver Gibbs, Jr., traveling and hotel expenses 42 95 



Oliver Gibbs, incidental expenses from Jan. 8 to April 10, 



1884 36 59 



Oliver Gibbs, Jr., third quarter's salary 100 00 



Reserve fund for 1884 200 00 



Treasurer's salary for 1884 25 00 



Librarian's salary for 1884 10 00 



11,479 43 

 Balance in the treasury 257 86 



Total $1,737 29 



REMARKS. 



I would respectfully call your atteiitiou to the fact that the 

 finances of the society are insufficient to meet the expenses and 

 maintain the reserve fund which was placed by order of the 

 society as a special premium fund to encourage the orginating 

 and dissemmi nation of new varieties of apples, specially suited 

 to supply the demands and wants of the orchardists of this State. 



The fiscal year of this society commence at the annual meet- 

 ing in January, whereas, by act of the legislature the State 

 appropriations are paid semi-annually and become due on the 

 thirty-first day of July and the thirty-first day of January, 

 consequently we have now drawn the first apportionment for 

 the year 1885; two hundred dollars, which I have placed to 

 the reserve fund, from which it was borrowed by order of the 

 society to meet the current expenses for the year 1884. 



It must be apparent that we are not managing our aff'airs in a 

 practical, business way; either we have undertaken to do too 

 much for our means, or we are spending our money without an 

 equivalent. 



It is supposed that the officers of the society are paid a 



