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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 



Horticultural Hall, 



Boston, Dec. 26th, 1857. 



The undersigned, members of the Finance Committee of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, have audited the Treasurer's accounts for the 

 year 1857, agreeably to the 17th section of the By-Laws, and respectfully 

 submit the following statement as their report : — 



Receipts for the Year 1857. 



Balance in the Treasury Dec. 31, 1856, 



Dividends from 53 shares Boston and Worcester Railroad 

 stock — 4 and 3 per cent., .... 



Dividend from Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Com- 

 pany — 5£ per cent, on $4,000, 



Rents collected— Store, . . . 1,200 00 



New purchase, . . 935 31 



Rent from Hall, ..... 



Assessments collected, .... 



Coupons from Connecticut and Pasumpsic River Railroad 



Bonds — $4,500, at 6 per cent, 

 Receipts from Mount Auburn Cemetery, 

 Interest from 20 shares Portsmouth and Saco Railroad, at 6 



per cent, ..... 

 Total receipts from Annual Exhibition, 

 Miscellaneous receipts, .... 



Half amount of tax bill, returned by Mr. Bowditch, . 



$168 94 

 371 00 

 220 00 



2,135 31 

 385 00 

 600 00 



270 00 

 4,585 67 



120 00 



1,372 50 



15 25 



180 00 



10,423 67 



Cash borrowed and received on memorandum check from S. 



Willard & Son, . . . . 400 00 



Cash received from Treasurer's note for $1,000, at 4 months, 



discounted at Tremont Bank, . . . 979 50 



Payments for the Year 1857. 



Taxes on real estate, 



Interest on mortgage to J. Bradlee, 



Premiums and gratuities, 



Salaries, .... 



Insurance, .... 



Printing, binding, publishing, &c. (ex. annual exhibition), 



Repairing, painting, and whitening Hall, 



Mechanics and miscellaneous bills, 



Expenses annual exhibition, . 



7,716 22 



