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error has been made ; they should then sign them, having first 

 certified that they are correct. These books should be retained 

 by the secretary for future reference in case of any dispute. 

 He will then pay them their fees and travelling expenses, 

 taking a receipt for the same, unless the treasurer is present 

 to do so. 



SELLING TICKETS. "With regard to the arrangement for 

 selling tickets, he must give the person authorised to receive the 

 admission charges so many tickets of each kind, debiting him 

 with their value. Another person must be employed to collect 

 these and to act as check. Instruct the latter to admit no one 

 without a ticket. To distinguish between the tickets sold at the 

 door and those sold by members or given to subscribers, put your 

 name or initials to the latter and leave the former blank. Every 

 hour or two the ticket collector or check should hand in to 

 the secretary or treasurer the tickets collected by him, which 

 should be sorted and entered on a sheet, and afterwards 

 placed under lock and key. The secretary will likewise 

 supply the ticket salesman with catalogues to sell to visitors ; 

 these must form a separate account. 



CHECKING ACCOUNTS. After the show is over the secretary 

 must make out a list of prize money payable to each 

 exhibitor, and hand it to the treasurer ; he will likewise 

 account to the treasurer for all cash he receives for sub- 

 scriptions, &c., every meeting night, if the treasurer is present, 

 taking his receipt for each payment in a memorandum book 

 which should be used for this purpose. The secretary will 

 likewise, on each show night, check over the amount of the 

 takings at the door, in the presence of the treasurer and 

 committee, and after counting and entering the same in his 

 book, hand the money over to the treasurer, taking his 

 acknowledgment as before. No false delicacy should be 

 exercised on these occasions, but everything should be done 

 in a straightforward business-like manner, and with exact- 

 ness. The secretary will, furthermore, gather in the various 

 accounts, and hand them to the treasurer for payment; when 

 paid, the treasurer will hand them to the secretary, who will 



