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1868, reserved for the uses of this Soceity, should be utilized 

 for school purposes. 



Upou the attention of this Board being called to this 

 matter, the Prudential Committee undertook a careful in- 

 vestigation of our rights, and found that, in their opinion, 

 our title was a good one, lacking the formality of a formal 

 official acceptance of the lot by this Society — which paper 

 was transmitted on the 24th December to the Mayor and 

 Board of Supervisors. 



The report of the Prudential Committee to this Board is 

 appended hereto, and will give you more in detail the par- 

 ticulars of their investigations and actions regarding this 

 property. 



This Board has endeavored, during its term of office, 

 to second the efforts of the Council in authorizing the issu- 

 ance of several valuable bulletins, and in the purchase of 

 matter which they believed would keep alive the interest of 

 its working members, and indicate to the scientific world at 

 Lirge that this Society was earnestly at work, and keeping 

 pace with kindred societies in the development of scientific 

 research . 



The Trustees have not been compelled to borrow any 

 money during the year. The income of the Society, to- 

 gether with the funds on hand when this Board assumed 

 office, have been sufficient for all its expenses, and we have 

 at present a balance in the Bank of California of General 

 Fund, 11,086.20, and Crocker Fund, 1761.02— together, 

 $1,847.22. 



For particulars of receipts and disbursements, we refer 

 you to the vouchers on file, and to the Treasurer's Eeport, 

 hereto attached. 



The Trustees have deemed it expedient, for the proper 

 protection of the deeds and bonds belonging to this Society, 

 to rent for its use a box in the Safe Deposit Company, at an 

 expense of $15 per year. 



The personal property and real estate of the Society, with 



