9 
The amount of Liabilities at the corresponding periods 
was estimated as follows :— 
December 31. 
1871. 1872. 
SMES ACCA Vee File MEE 
pdtonty and. ASEH) ll ideasoncercccd. otek tac swautbeveces 292 1 5) 283 15 
BES DED PE ee abt meet ata aae Cte os aod baat 1467 17 10} 2244 18 
Temporary Loan 
How tip New Mod pens. cictde-cctoees +. sceaddoprartsees ober ot 267 11 
Hor the New Bridgp' 2.2.55. settee «-veteegncn| Posese se tree. 6 95 0 
For the Refreshment-r0om .ee.ssceseesesecee| ceceneceenecees 1599 O 
5919 3) 5490 4 11 
30)" 5 Billtepes.tessccesee 
17 
37 
5490 4 11 
Tncrease...coosscess 
f. General State of the Finances. 
Before concluding the financial part of their Report, the 
Council wish to call the attention of the Fellows of the 
Society to the subjoined Tables, in which the Income and 
Expenditure of every year of the Society since its existence 
are given. Columns are likewise added to show the ex- 
.traordinary expenditure of the Society in each year, the 
amount received for compositions, and the amount of the 
Reserve Fund. It will be observed that the average income 
of the Society during the last 12 years has been £23,389, 
while the average ordinary expenditure during the same 
time has only amounted to £19,146. It is evident, there- 
fore, that the financial position of the Society cannot be 
deemed otherwise than thoroughly satisfactory, since the 
extraordinary expenditure (to which the difference between 
the income and ordinary expenditure has been devoted) 
can be discontinued at any moment, when the state of 
affairs shall render it desirable. 
