been only £25,810 (omitting fractions) as compared with 

 £27,388 for 1880. The principal head of decrease (£672) 

 is, as will be seen by the subjoined Table, the Garden- 

 receipts, Avhich in ordinary years always vary with the 

 state of the weather. In the summer of 1881 this was 

 unusually unfavourable. The decrease under the head of 

 Compositions (£420) is also easily accounted for by the 

 pressure on possessors of landed property which continued 

 to prevail throughout the year. As regards the decrease 

 under the head of Miscellaneous receipts, it should be 

 noted that in 18S0 this head of income was increased to an 

 abnormal amount by Mr. Gatty's liberal donation of the 

 sum expended on the Band-stand (£329 Is. lOd.). 



Comparison of Receipts in 1880 and 1881. 



Admission Fees : — 



Past 



Present 



Annual Subscriptions; — 



Past 



Present 



Future , 



Comyositions 



Ivory Tickets 



Admissions to Gardens 



Garden Sales , 



Kent for Eefreshment-rooma ... 

 Bent for Premises in Oxford 



Street , 



Publications 



Dividends 



Miscellaneous 



Decrease 



Income of 



1880. 



£ 



90 



615 



63 



6,508 



138 



1,020 



39 



15,786 



329 



1,107 



300 



975 



74 



340 



». d. 

 

 5 .0 



1881. 



£ s. d. 



90 



510 



93 



6,328 13 



114 



600 



38 7 



12 15,113 17 6 



10 3! 462 13 3 

 0, 1,084 6 8 



300 



11 4 981 11 4 

 6 9 74 3 7 

 5 11 20 2 6 



27,388 3 25,810 14 10 

 I 1,577 5 5 



27,388 3 27,383 3 



Increase. 



£ ». d. 



30 



133 3 



6 



169 3 

 Ded. Incr. 



Decrease. 



£ *. d. 



"ibs'H "6 



179 15 



24 3 



420 



1 11 



672 14 6 



22 13 4 



3 2 

 320 3 5 



1,746 8 5 

 169 3 



1,577 5 5 



The balance carried forwardfrom 1880 was £879 14* 2d 

 besides which two short temporary loans of £^^00 and 

 £1000 (since repaid) were borrowed of the Society's Bankers 

 in November and December last. Adding these three sums 

 to the Income received in 1881 (£25,810 14^. lOrf.) we find a 

 total amount of £2 7,890 9s. Od. available for the expenditure 

 ot the year. '^ 



b. Expenditure. 

 This amount was disposed of in the foUowing manner :— 



