It will be observed that the decrease of expenditure 

 effected in 1879 amounted altogether to £2119 185. "Jd., 

 being a sum considerably in excess of the falling off in 

 the Income (£1481 3^. 5d.). Of this decrease, £1139 

 15s. 5c?. took place in the ordinary expenditure, and 

 £980 3s. 2d. in the extraordinary expenditure of the 

 Society. The extraordinary expenditure consisting mainly 

 of the sums devoted to new works and buildings and to 

 other special undertakings, is of course completely under 

 control ; but it is more difficult to reduce the ordinary 

 charges for keeping up the Society's large estabUshment ; 

 and the Council trust that the economies effected in this 

 department, without, as they believe, any material sacrifice 

 of efficiency, will be satisfactory to the Fellows. 



The Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1879 consisted 

 of the following items : — 



