176 BULLETIN OF THE 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 



Washington, D. C, December 17, 1881. 

 To the Philosophical Society of Washington : 



Owing to the change in the time of presentation of the Treasurer's 

 report, I have the honor to present herewith my annual statement 

 as Treasurer for the years 1880 and 1881, showing a cash balance 

 on December 16th, in the treasury, of three hundred and twenty 

 dollars and sixteen cents, ($320.16.) 



The investments of the Society consist of — 



One United States bond, No. 4569 A, (registered,) of the funded 

 loan 1891, for $1,000, yielding 4$ per cent. ; 



One United States bond, No. 20031, (registered,) of the funded 

 loan of 1907, for $500, yielding 4 per cent. 



The further assets of the Society consist of unpaid dues amount- 

 ing to about three hundred and thirty dollars, ($330.) 



The active membership of the Society is to-day about one hun- 

 dred and fifty-five, (155.) 



The stock on hand of the publications of the Society is about as 

 follows, by actual count : 



No. of copies. Price to 



members. 



Vol. I of the Bulletin 93 # 2 °° 



II " 92 3°o 



III " • 182 1 00 



IV " 190 1 00 



Taylor's Memoir of Prof. Henry — 



1st edition 64 50 



2d " 3° * °° 



Welling's Memoir of Prof. Henry 4 50 



The Library has lately received, by way of exchange, about fifty 

 volumes, but these have not yet been catalogued and arranged. 



Special copies of each communication that appears in the Bulle- 

 tin of the Society are promptly printed for distribution by the au- 

 thor; the annual volumes of the Bulletin are sent usually to 

 about 125 domestic and foreign recipients, selected with special 

 view to the general dissemination of information as to the activity 

 of the Society. 



The distribution of stitched annual volumes, instead of individual 

 signatures, gives general satisfaction, and is much more economical 



