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The Auditors congratulate the Meeting on the generally 
improved position of the Society, the present number of 
Fellows exceeding that of any of the last twenty-five years, 
while the large number of Compositions paid during the last 
year is a proof of increased confidence in its permanence 
and prospects. 
The larger number of Admissions to the Society’s Gardens 
in the year 1867 shows a more general public interest in the 
objects we have in view—a circumstance particularly satis- 
factory, since most. other similar Institutions during the past 
year have suffered from a falling off in the number of visitors. 
The Receipts of the Society for 1867 show a considerable 
increase over those of the previous year, while the larger 
amount of payments is chiefly attributable to extraordinary 
expenditure, which, being in the nature of addition to 
capital, gives additional value to the property of the Society. 
The Auditors feel perfectly satisfied with the present cir- 
cumstances of the Society, and in conclusion beg to express 
their entire satisfaction with, and high admiration of, the very 
clear and accurate manner in which Mr. Leigh has arranged 
and laid the accounts before them. 
Epw. GREENAWAY. 
Epwarp JOHNSTONE. 
JAMES TENNANT. 
Rosert Low. 
H. E. Dresser. 
F. Du Cane Gopman. 
G. C. Taytor. 
11 Hanover Square, 
February 28, 1868. PRESENTED 
