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ever received by the Society in any year except in the 
year 1862, when the International Exhibition was held. 
The subjoined Table shows the various sources whence 
this Income proceeded, and the corresponding amounts 
received under each head in the previous year :— 
Income of 
Increase. | Decrease. 
1871. 1872, 
£y spice. Vase Ger 
Admission Fees ...........c0000e008 790 0 O] 830 0 0 40 0 
Annual Subscriptions :— 
PP ARtiee 1: spade sane te cached 138 0 0 161 3 0 23 3 
Present 5,843 9 0] 5,912 13 0 69 4 
Future 63 0 0} 117 0 0 54 0 
Compositions 990 0 0} 1,350 0 0} 360 0 
Ivory Tickets .. 59 13 0 9 3 0 35 5 
Admissions to Gardens 13,813 4 0/15,240 15 0} 1,427 11 
Garden Sales ---| 84118 3] 802 9 I1.... 
Rent for Refreshment-rooms ...| 1,066 0 0| 1,066 0 O|.... 
ODN GAETONS....--.0conseaseeseecessses 750 5 2] 856 12 11 
Dividends 4 4 293 11 19 
Miscellaneous 12 §& 214 6 
11 5/26,728 2 4] 
y fe Ui Re | 
2 .4)26,728 2 4) 2,107.10 11 
It is gratifying to the Council to be able thus to show 
that there was an increase of income in 1872 under every 
head except that of Garden Sales, where, however, the 
falling off constitutes but a very insignificant sum. 
It is especially gratifying to them to be able to point 
out the large increase of the Garden Receipts which 
took place during the year 1872, particularly as the wea- 
ther was not always of the most favourable character. 
The total amount of income received under this head 
during the year was £15,240 15s., being £1427 11s. more 
than the corresponding amount received in 1871, and con- 
siderably exceeding the sum thus received in any of the 
previous years, except in 1862. 
b.. Expenditure. 
The balance of £1128 17s. 11d. carried over from 1871 
added to the Income of 1872, together with the sum of 
£1000 (borrowed from the Society's bankers as a tem- 
porary loan to meet the December bills, and paid off 
during the current year), gave a total of £28,857 Os. 3d. 
available for the expenditure of 1872. This sum was dis- 
posed of in the following manner. The sum of £23,324 
10s. 4d. was required for the ordinary Expenditure of the 
