Reports of Committees. 7 



Brought forward $10 , 904 25 $54 , 157 82 



On account of Fortieth Annual Fair. 



Salary of superintendent of 



exhibitions, 7$ months .... $1 5 833 33 

 Appropriation to chairman of 



finance committee of fair. . 500 00 



Rent of four lots Second 



avenue, between 63d and 



64th streets 1 , 000 00 



Sun lights 450 00 



Rent of Allen boiler 300 00 



4,083 33 



On account of fitting library 1 , 243 75 



Insurance on building adjoining the rink, 



and property thereon 350 00 



Examining rink building 50 00 



Newspapers, advertising, postage and 



incidental expenses 711 04 



Salaries 5,190 33 



122,532 70 

 Invested in U. S. 5-20 bonds 1867 5,712 50 



28,245 20 

 Balance in bank January 31st. 1S72 $25,912 62 



New Yoke, January 29, 1872. 



THOMAS M. ADRIANCE, 

 CYRUS II. LOUTREL, 

 SIMEON BALDWIN, 

 CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN, 

 JAMES DE LAMATER, 



Finance Committee. 



ADMISSION OF MEMBERS. 



The Committee on the Admission of Members beg leave to report 

 their doings during the past year. 



They have made ten reports to the Institute, recommending 192 

 candidates for admission as members, who have been duly elected as 

 follows : 



On March 2, 1871 23 



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