FINANCE committee's REPORT. GO 



REPORT OP THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



The annexed abstracts, from the' books of the Treasurer, exhibiting in 

 detail the changes in the Society's property, its receipts and expenditures, for 

 the year 18G5, and it3 present condition, has been audited and examined, in 

 conformity with Article 17 of the By-Laws, found correct, and the various 

 acts have had the approval of the Committee, as they occurred. 



The balance of the cash on hand, at the date of the Report, is $7,077 54 



From which should be deducted amount due for pre- 

 miums and gratuities, and salaries of Chairmen, $3,000 00 

 Compensation to the Treasurer, for the past year, 750 00 



3,750 00 



Leaving a balance, applicable to the wants of 1866, of $3,3"-27 54 



The duties of the Treasurer, the past year, have been much greater than 

 those of any preceding. They have been performed with ability and fidelity, 

 and the Committee, with the concurrence of the President, recommend that 

 he be paid therefor the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted, by 



JOSIAH StICKNEY, 





„ „ ,„ , finance Committee. 



C O. vVhitmore, 



Treasurer's Account for 1865, iip to Jan. 2, 1866. 



Receipts of Income, 1865. 



By cash in Treasury, December 31, 1864, . . . $229 54 



Dividends, .... 

 Assessments and Admissions, 

 Receipts from Mount Auburn, 

 Rents from stores, in full, to Dec. 1, 18G5, 

 Rents from Halls, from Sept. to Jan. 1, 

 Gross receipts from Annual Exhibition, 

 Miscellaneous Receipts, 



Receipts, not pertaining to Income. 



By cash, rec'd from Parker, payment his note in full, 



with interest, . . $22,430 67 



" •' payment certificate deposit sub-treas- 



ury and interest, . . 20,131 51 



" " from sale 4 certificates indebtedness, 



with interest, . . 4,230 00 



