Our financial status will appear from the Treasurer's report, aiid 

 notwithstanding the fact of having paid more money in premiums, and 

 also that our largest attendance was not on benefit day, still we have 

 reduced the debt. It was voted last year to revise the list of members, 

 but the expense not being provided for, the matter remains as last 

 3'ear for your consideration. I would recommend that there be a new 

 grand stand built in place of the old one, which is becoming unsafe 

 from age, and that a small admittance fee be charged for a few yeavs 

 till it is paid for. This would add much to the grounds. 



At the expiration of this our term of office, we are happy to be able 

 to present the Society to you in so favorable circumstances, and 

 congratulate you on the uniform good feeling which seems to prevail 

 among its members ; indeed, not a dissatisfied voice have we heard 

 except, perhaps, that of the local editor, whose reform in this respect 

 we consider past hope. 



