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was required for the ordinary Expenditure of the Society. 
The sum of £3043 18s. 11d. was devoted to extraordinary 
Expenditure. The total Expenditure, ordinary and extra- 
ordinary together, was therefore £24,408 1ls. 9d. After 
paying the interest and expenses on a temporary loan of 
£1000 borrowed from the Bankers in December 1869 
and repaid in January 1870, this left a balance of £968 
6s. 1d. at the Society’s Bankers on the 31st of December 
last, which was carried forward for the benefit of the pre- 
sent year’s account. 
The subjoined Table gives the corresponding amounts 
paid in 1869 and 1870 under each of the pricipal heads of 
total expenditure, both ordinary and extraordinary. 
Expenditure of 
Increase. Decrease. 
1869. 1870. 
SDS TIL. Be Ss 0s | Poe ee G's. d. 
Arrears of previous year ...| 2,597. 9 3. 3,545 17 1) 948 7 10)............... 
Rent, Rates, Taxes, &c....... 684 10 O 745 14 4 GI Aral nat. cast. 
Salaries, Wages, &c.......... AOS TT 6 je aa a bo) cc ctisecc oe eeaed 98 16 5 
Cost of Animals............... 1,646°17-11 | -2,068 8 10.) 421 JO "UL \tecs...:.2..:- 
PLOVISIOUS sie. bes seee Pe Zeee o8- 4,064 14 10 | 4,104 6 2 SOT) Ea Sees 
Menagerie Expenses......... 1,808 37 4 2120 U2. BBLS oh RA ere eres 
Keepers’ Dresses ............ 150; a> 56 169 16 0 TGA SO aeeeecere cers 
New Buildings and Works| 5,411 14 11 | 1,297 16 8 |... 4113 18 3 
Other Works and Repairs || 1,633 3 3] 2,192 610 | 559 3 7 | ...sc.0..c00s. 
Garden Expenses ............ 627 12 9 7692'S. of) IAISTD HOS Eves eces urs 
Band Expenses ............... 163 19 O 165 14 6 | Wi amb 5 ge ae ee 
Advertisements ............... 125-116 1 Sa = ee at BeAr gs Bo 7 Cat pi | 
House and Office Expenses.| 498 18 2 55d 7 O 5G <SrLO ELS See... -: 
Stationerygassoseccs facto. Tc ee ee MOKUT Sid GLO Ole. Bre yete- ss 
Printing (Miscellaneous)...| 286 7 6 289 18 8 SUL Dalermtecssthns: 
Scientific Publications ...... RATZ Mp9 VOT5' * 0°50] “S02 914434 | eee eee. cae 
Library Expenses............ 206 10 9 195 > Bile s5 ao eee hae ll 2 5 
Law Expenses ...........s0. °i Lo A Dat “Li Sesocoaeeeacae es 415 4 
Cost of Silver Medal ...... 4 Dy Gil aeeccneee nsarsclsa\ neouessceteaeeten 43 6 
Returned Subscriptions ... 44 7 0 62 5 0 TT NS SON ae. sea 
| 25,748 19 4 | 24,408 11 9 |2,893 11. 5 /4,283 19 0 
As regards the ordinary expenditure of the Society, 
under which head is included every item required for the 
maintenance of the Society’s whole establishment in a 
perfect state of efficiency, the amount disbursed for this 
purpose in 1870 was £21,364 12s. 10d. The corre- 
sponding amount for 1869 was £19,539 2s. 10d., showing 
an increase of £1825 10s. against the year 1870. This 
