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amongst the members of the Society’s establishment at the 
office and in the Gardens at the close of the past year, in 
ainounts varying from £2 to £20; each individual’s case 
having been separately considered, both as regards the 
length of his service in the Society’s establishment and the 
amount of additional work cast upon him during the year. 
As regards the present year, the Council may briefly 
state that, since the Ist of January, the additional sum of 
£1000 3 per cent. Reduced has been added to the Invest- 
ment-fund, which now amounts altogether to the sum of 
£15,000 Stock. They anticipate, however, that at least half 
this sum will be required to meet contracts which they have 
entered into with Messrs. Lucas for the building of three 
new Entrance-lodges, a new Monkey-house, and a new 
Aviary,—it having appeared to the Council that, though 
many deficiencies existed in the Society’s Garden-establish- 
ment, these were the buildings which most urgently needed 
renewal. 
5. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. 
The Cash Assets of the Society on the 31st of Decem- 
ber 1862 amounted, as has been already stated, to— 
Snergthe 
Cash at the Banker’s .°. . os kegs 
Cost of £14,000 Reduced 3 per Cents, >. »iJu2e. Loo 
15,044 0 1 
The sums due to the Society for arrears 
on the 31st of December 1862 were esti- 
mated as follows :— cE ite. ote 
Annual Subscriptions . . 346 O O 
Ivory Tickets. . . |. 14 14-50 
Transactions 2) \4,.° 8045. 2067 )12006 
Pracéedings!'4'+(..% 6a S27 PY, Bl 
Garden-Bales ©) +0. Uo G) 27391610 1 
— 979 3 8 
Making a Total Balance in favour of the 
Society hs cates paar . 8S BN SI0RS Wie 
without taking into account the value of the Society’ s col- 
lection of living animals, which cannot be estimated at less 
than £20,000. 
The Liabilities at the same period were esti- 
qiated ato gttig is ee eo, eg eee Lee 
Leaving a Balance in favour of the Society of 14,677 8 9 
