It will be observed that the ordhiary expenditure of 

 1883, under which head ai-e classed all payments necessary 

 for the carrying on of the various operations of the Society 

 in a thoroughly efficient way, amounted to £25,175, being 

 £934 9s. less than the ordinary expenditure of 1882. 



The extraordinary expenditure of 1883 amounted to 

 £12,865 85. 2d., the greater part of which was devoted to 

 the new Reptile-house and the new Offices, as will be seen 

 by the subjoined statement, and as will be explained in a 

 subsequent part of the Report : — 



Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1883. 



Ne20 Buildings. £ s. d. £ s. d. 



Reptile-liouse 0509 9 



Offices, No. 3 Hanover Square 5597 10 



Special Works. 



New Boiler to Monkey-house .... 361 7 4 

 rioorinp; dens at Lion-house .... 124 10 4 



Special PuUication. 



New List of Vertebrates 



12,865 8 2 



c. Assets and Liabilities. 



The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on December 

 31, 1883, were estimated as follows: — 



ASSETS. 



£ s. d. 



Animals ill the Menagerie ill the Regent's Park 21,630 



Books in the Library at Hanover Square ] .5.444 6 9 



Unsold Publications 11,100 7 1 



Freehold Premises 21,550 



Cost of £1,900 London and South-Western Railway New 4 



per cent. Preference Stock (Davis' Trust Fund) 1,938 9 (> 



Cost of £5,000 Reduced 3 per Cents 4,993 15 



Cash at tlie Bankers (Messrs. Drunnnond) 2,155 4 11 



Arrears considered good : — £ s. d. 



Annual Subscriptions 149 



Ivory Tickets 5 5 



Publication Sales 124 14 3 



Garden Sales 83 18 



Rent for Refreshment Rooms 79 3 4 



442 7 



£79,254 3 10 



