222 ANNUAL REPORT. 



reasonable salary for their services, but bills have been presented 

 and orders drawn and signed by the proper officers which have 

 not even been allowed and audited by an executive or finance 

 committee. 



I have particular reference to those in connection with the 

 secretary's office. 



My books show the following amounts to have been paid upon 

 those orders during the current year: 



For distributing reports $100.00 



Traveling and hotel expenses 42.95 



Eeporter' s services 60.00 



Printing 53. 25 



Incidental expenses 211.41 



Total $467.61 



The amount, in addition to the office salary of $400, nearly 

 equals the State appropriation, and leaves but little, except 

 membership fees, to meet the expenses and carry on the work of 

 the society. 



Compared with other years I also find that those expenses 

 have more than doubled in geometrical proportion with each 

 year since we have received aid from the State. 



There was paid for incidental and other expenses contingent 

 to the secretary's office for the following years, to-wit: 



For 1881 ^16.31 



" 1882 71.35 



'' 1883 202.03 



'' 1884 ^67.61 



I have deemed it my duty to lay these facts before you, and 

 would respectfully recommend that hereafter all bills for inci- 

 dental or other expenses should be itemized in due form to be 

 audited, allowed, and certified to by the executive or finance 

 committee prior to orders being drawn upon the treasurer, and 

 that no orders be allowed or moneys paid out by this society in 

 advance of services having been rendered. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



J. T. Grimes, 



Treasurer. 



