31 
ordinary circumstances, to be likely to reach the amount 
of £20,000. Allowing £17,000 for the ordinary expenses 
of the present large establishment, a surplus of £3000 
still remains, which may be devoted to extraordinary 
works, without intrenching on the Society’s reserve fund. 
At the same time the roll of the Members of the Society 
seems likely to attain a considerable increase, proving 
that the objects of the Society and the state of its affairs 
are generally approved of; while the numerous visitors to 
the Gardens, particularly on Mondays and Holidays, show 
the interest taken in the Society’s collection by the public 
at large. 
In conducting the Society’s affairs to their present state 
of prosperity, the Council have to acknowledge the 
assistance they have received from those Fellows of the 
Society who have served on the Committees of Publication, 
Audit, and Finance during the past year. 
Signed for the Council, 
P. L. ScLATER, 
Secretary. 
ff 
gas rd 
/ of om ; 
a A pet £. Wed To 
ih Fe pee j f 
2.2 MAY 1903 
~j 
