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properly have been omitted from the statemients above. How- 

 ever, it seemed best to include them in order to show that the 

 new secretary of the Society needs assistance to the value of 

 at least $200 per year. In estimates previously published, and 

 reported at Boston, regarding the deficit fund for 1910, it has 

 been pointed out by the undersigned that in all fairness the 

 Society should guarantee to the new secretary at least $100 per 

 year for assistance. This will leave at least one-half of the 

 clerical work to be arranged on the personal responsibility of 

 the secretary. 



The reduced cost of The Review for 1909 is due, (1) 

 to the reduced number of pages printed in several numbers; 

 iind, (2) to a revised contract which allowed printing 1200 

 copies in certain months when 1500 were not needed. There 

 is some demand for back numbers, but not sufficient to justify 

 printing more than one hundred reserve copies. Also, illus- 

 trations were used in 1909 even less than in 1908. It seemed 

 better to economize in these lines and to keep the cost of ^The 

 Review as near as possible to the income available for pub- 

 Hcation. 



The reduced cost of secretary's office expenses was made 

 possible by a stock of printed matter sufficient for two years, 

 but charged to 1908 account. 



The somewhat r educed net income for 1909 is due to less 

 sale for back numbers of 1905, 1906, and 1907; and to the un- 

 paid dues of many members enrolled in 1908. The Review 

 has not been mailed to members in arrears for 1909 dues. 

 Some of these arrearages may yet be paid, and in that event 

 should be credited on receipts for 19 10. 



Experience shows that it is impossible in many cases to 

 distinguish between members of the A. N.-S. S. and subscribers 

 to The Review. Since the price is the same ($1.00 per 

 year), the secretary must depend entirely upon the application 

 blanks which give official positions for publication in the di- 

 rectories. A new plan for membership will be proposed to the 

 council of the Society. 



In the number of this magazine for March, 1907, it was 

 estimated that to carry on the work of the Society would re- 

 quire $1000 per year. An analysis of the report above, shows 

 that the original estimate was correct. The one difificultv is 



