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Your Committee have exercised the duties of an Audit- 

 ing Committee, in relation to the contingent fund and 

 their own expenses. This we presumed was the intenti 

 of this Grange, as expressed in its By-Laws. It would : 

 well if the law was more explicit on this as well as many 

 other points. 



Invitations from the Brothers in Champaign, Stephen- 

 eon and Macon counties were received, very cordially in- 

 viting 'Ids Grange to hold its annual session s 

 pective county seats. The central location of the ci 

 Decatur, togethei the very generon positions of 



Brothers in that county, determined your Committee in 

 the selection of tl y. The very con ;le quarters 



in which thi ly now finds itself, will induce the Grange 

 L >rove our action in this matter. 



The books and accounts of the Secretary have been 

 examined for the fourth quarter. We find he has received 

 from Subordinate Granges since last s= tent, the sum 



of 81,201.83; from 3 cretary Fanning $164.27. Bal- 



ance on hand at last settlement $3 3. Making a 



total of $3,187.75. Thrst he has paid to Treasurer, as per 

 vouchers examined, - .47. Leaving a balance in i 

 hands of $544.23 December 11, 2-; . 



Your Committee desire to make the following exhibi 



the business and expenses of the business agency in the 



city of Chicago. Bro. W. A. Hendricks arrived in the 



city on the 14th day of February, 1876, and entered upon 



the discharge of his duties. Thi exhibit, made April 



4th, showed the amount of 



Sales, $2,156.1 



Cost of same, 2,118. 



Expenses, 31- 



Bebates, 42.4- 



Second exhibit. May 1. 



Sales, "....'. o,G7S.2:; 



Costs 5,526.94 



Rebates, 151.29 



Expenses. 426.15 



