42 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



" The financial position of the Club is not so satisfactory as 

 your committee would desire. The receipts for the year amounted 

 to ;^i2o IS. 46., and the expenditure to ;^i5o 2s. 6d., thus 

 reducing the credit balance of the Club from ^99 12s. 4d. to 

 ;^6g lis. 2d, There is also a sum of ;^2 is. 6d. to the credit 

 of the Prize Competition Fund. The amount ' locked up ' 

 in the Metropolitan Bank has been reduced by the receipt of a 

 dividend of ^5 4s. 9d. to ^63 13s. lod. ; while the sum of 

 ;^7 3s. lod. is 'locked up' in the London Chartered Bank. 

 Liabilities exist amounting to ;^52, but they are more than 

 covered by the unavailable balances and arrears of subscriptions, 

 early payment of which latter your committee would urge, so 

 that the work of the incoming committee may not be impeded 

 by want of funds. 



"In conclusion, your committee would urge on all members 

 the benefits both of attending the monthly meetings and ex- 

 cursions, and also helping with either papers or notes for the 

 information of their co-workers. 



" Signed, on behalf of the Committee, 



" Chas. Frost, Chairman. 

 " Walter Fielder, Hon. Sec. 

 " \2th yune, 1893." 



The report was adopted, on the motion of Messrs. Luehmann 

 and Gregory. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The hon. treasurer (Mr. F. Wisewould) then read the financial 

 statement for 1892-3, which was as follows : — 



Receipts, 

 To Balance on 30th April, 1892 ... 

 ,, Subscriptions 

 ,, Victorian Naturalist ... 



Expenditure. 



By Printing Victorian Naturalist ... 

 ,, Rent of Rooms, &c. ... 

 ,, Books and Periodicals 

 ,, Printing and Stationery 

 ,, Postages and Sundries 



,, Subscription — " Macleay Memorial Volume " 

 ,, Donation in last Balance-sheet transferred to Prize Fund 

 ,, Balance 



