FINANCES. 



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The following is the financial condition of the American Institute 

 on the first day of February, 1863 : 

 Balance in the treasury Feb. 1, 1862 $84 26 



The Receipts of the year have been — 

 From rent of premises No. 351 Broadway and 



No. 891 Leonard street $7,111 00 



Admission fees and dues, viz : initiation fees, 



$45 ; annual dues, $497 ; life membership, 



$40 582 00 



Duplicate medals.. 41 00 



Certificate of award 2 00 



Sales of duplicate volumes, &c. 10 86 



" Transactions 4 00 



*' packing cases _ 9 50 



7,760 36 



$7,844 62 

 Expenditures. 

 Real Estate. 

 Interest on bond and mortgage, 



$20,000, at 6 per cent. $1,200 00 



Taxes, 1862, on real estate 1,153 37 



Assessment 574 60 



Eepairs 25 85 



$2,953 82 



Library. 



Books $53 39 



Periodicals.. 71 56 



Binding.. 125 13 



Newspapers _ 28 18 



278 26 



On account of SOth Annual Fair. 



Oil casks 8 76 



On account of 31st Annual Fair. 

 Pulleys, collars, &c 39 30 



On account of 33d Annual Fair. 

 Printing 10 88 



Carried forward $3,291 02 $7,844 62 



