REPORT OF SECRETARY FOR I908-I909 



1908 



Receipts 



Vvom members' annual dues, subscriptions of non- 

 members, advertising, and sale of back num- 

 bers — all sources $ 787 . 16 



Contributed by the secretary on account of deficit. . . . 240.72 



Total income 1027 . 88 



Payments 



Printing and mailing nine issues of The Nature- 

 Study Review $ 748 . 53 



Clerical work on the Review 1 19. 15 



Stationery, postage, printed matter used in interests 



of A. N.-S. S 160.20 



1027.8a 



1909 



Receipts 



From Jan. i to Dec. 31, 1909 — all sources $ 967.71 



Deduct advance payments of members' dues for 1909 357-82 



Net receipts for 1909 609.89 



Contributed by the secretary on account of deficit .... 93-74 

 Total income for 1909 703.63 



Payments 



For printing nine issues of The Review 530-34 



Postage, mailing sample copies, circulars, etc., not in- 

 cluded in charges for The Review 73-29 



Clerical and stenographic work 100. ck> 



Total payments for 1909 $ 703.63 



It should be stated that in 1908 and 1909 about one-half 

 of the necessary clerical and stenographic work was done by 

 an assistant whose time was not charged to the A. N.-S. S. 



Deducting the clerical work for which the secretary paid 

 cash, the deficit for 1908 is reduced to $121.57 ^^^ 1908; and 

 there is an actual balance in the treasury of $6.26 for 1909. 

 Since the undersigned had agreed to manage the affairs of the 

 Society for the two years, the charges for clerical work might 



