148. 



TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



One of these claims Avas presented by other was by George Laing, of Toronto, 

 H. G. Sibbald, of Claude, Ontario, and Ontario, and the amount paid him was 

 the amount paid him was $18.64; the $29.63. 



INCOME. 



Balance on hand January 1st, 1912 $ 28.09 



Membership fees 245.50 



Subscriptions 2,036 .(17 



Advertising .883.15 



Miscellaneous 243 . 40 



Total $ 3,436.31 $ 3,436.31 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Printing $ 1,132.67 



Office fixtures and supplies 101.46 



Postage and mailing Review 372 . 86 



Law suits 48.27 



Secretary's commissions 696 . 82 



Engravings for Review 149 . 47 



Stenographer .• 157 . 98 



Expenses, Secretary attending conventions 32. 90 



Envelopes for mailing Review 58.01 



Principal and interest paid in cash on Review 158.63 



Miscellaneous 84 .12 



Total .$ 2,993.19 $ 2,993.19 



Balance on hand $ 443 . 12 



This statement covers the t'ime from January 1st, 1912, to February 1st, 1913. 



The above financial report will be .Fund being turned over to the General 



more encouraging when you realize Fund of the National Association? I 



that, in addition to paying the current am writing you as one of the contrib- 



expenses throughout the year there utors, according to directions given me 



has been $300jCO paid on the pur- by the Board of Birectors." With but 



chase price of the Bee-Keepers' Re- one exception every contributor written 



view, which was $1,000.00, leaving a to, and I have copies of their letters on 



balance yet to be paid of $700.00. In file for your inspection, agreed to the 



addition to the $300 paid on the Review turning over of this fund without any 



there has also been paid over .$100.00 qualifications whatever. The objection 



in office furniture, which includes a was really a suggestion that the 



filing case and an Underwood typp- amount be borrowed from the League 



writer. The typewriter has not yet Fund instead of being turned over 



been paid for in full as it was pur- without any restrictions. This si:g-- 



chased on the contract plan. This gestion was put up to the Chairman 



makes a total of over $400.00 paid by of the Directors by me and I am not 



the Association during the year for sure bu: what he referred it to the 



articles which it has on hand at pres- other Directors, with the result that 



ent. the arrangement was perfectly satis - 



At the January m-^eting the Direc- factory, and Treasurer France was 



tors passed a resolution that the Sec- notified by the Chairman to turn over 



retary be instructed to correspond the fund. 



with the contriljutors of the League At that time I drew orders on the 



Fund where more than $25.0i0 had been treasury for the Directors' expanse in 

 contributed, asking their consent to ' attending the meeting in Detroit last 



transfer the League Fund to the Gen- January, but Treasurer France refused 



eral Fund. My letter to the different to turn over the fund, stating that he 



contributors read as follows: "Would had no right to do so. In further com- 



you have objections to the part your munication with Treasurer France I 



company contributed to the League asked him if the League Fund was 



