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A HISTORY OF 



committee made a report, which showed the then 

 financial responsibilities of the Society to be as follows : 



ANNUAL EXPENSES 



General Establishment, permanent 



Premiums, agricultural, permanent 



Premiums, agricultural, temporary 



Miscellaneous, permanent 



Fine Arts, permanent 



Fine Arts, temporary 



Philosophy, permanent . 



Veterinary, permanent . 



Veterinary, temporary 



Mineralogy and Chemistry, permanent 



Botany, permanent 



Apiarist (none now employed) 



£ *. 

 1582 9 



1362 o 



452 4 

 667 o 



431 19 

 20 o 

 191 8 

 155 o 

 132 17 



643 14 

 1700 6 



14 6 



7427 15 

 Debts now due, and that will become due this 



year 10,683 16 



Works unfinished in Hawkins Street . . . 571 1 

 Works not begun, but estimated for to Parliament — 



£ s. d. 



Hawkins Street Drawing School 1667 o o 



Gallery 1145 10 o 



Veterinary Buildings . . . 4048 o o 



6860 

 2984 

 1280 



Botanic Garden, surrounding wall .... 



Printing, &c, Statistical Surveys, @ £§0 



Due to Commissioners of Wide Streets, payable 



March 1805 1526 



6 3 



The committee made a second report which stated 

 that there were no adequate means to discharge the 

 demands within the year, and that strict economy 

 would be necessary. A schedule was added, which 

 showed the means to be applied to payments that were 

 to be made in 1803 and 1804, according to which, if 

 the Society found itself able to agree with the com- 

 mittee in postponements and restraints, there would 

 remain only a sum of £1288, 6s. \d. due at Christmas 

 1804. The distressed state of the funds had arisen 

 from absolute necessity and unexpected events. In 



