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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Te cash deposited in Market Bank, to pay 

 Prizes and Gratuities awarded in 

 1866 — less $65 00 awarded Mr. 

 Ilunnewell, and by him generous- 

 ly presented to the Society, - S2,534 00 

 Amount paid for reduction of float- 

 ing: debt, r.,355 55 



36,503 18 

 In the Treasury, - - - - 266 66 



iB36,709 84 



The Floating Debt of the Society, is - - - - 



As an asset which may be applied to its reduction, we 



have 107 shares, C. & P. llailroad, worth to-day, - 



Leaving a balance of .__-_.. 



The Insurance on building 



The bill for coal, for 1865, 



The salary of Treasurer, for 1865, - - - - 



Included in this year's expenses, amount to - - $2,681 23 



The amount, $3,010 60, expended for additions and alterations of build- 

 ing, is added to the cost of building in making the present value of the 

 real estate. 



"With our present rate of income, and a good degree of economy in 

 our expenditures, we may hope to very soon cancel the floating debt. 

 We may then be able to set aside, annually, such sums as will serve to 

 extinguish the mortgage debt at maturity; beside leaving to the Society 

 a large sura for current use in aid of the objects and aims of its 

 founders. 



The property of the Society consists of its real estate, building and 



furniture, costing at date, . . . . $249,082 87 



Li))rary and glass ware, ... - 5,427 06 



107 shares, C. & P. Eailroad, at 76, - - - 8,132 00 



Cash in the Treasury, ... - 266 66 



The Society owes a debt secured by mort- 

 gage of, $100,000 00 



A floating debt of, - - - - 35,000 00 



$262,908-59 



135,000 00 



Leaving a balance as the cost of the Soci- 

 ety's property at date, - - - $127,908 59 



