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Director-1n-Cuier’s ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1917 
Room 3111, Granp Centrat TERMINAL 
New York, March 20, 1918 
Mr. Epwarp D. Apams, 
Chairman, Finance Committee, New York Botanical Garden, 
71 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
Dear Sir: 
This is to certify that I have examined and audited the 
financial books and accounts of the Director-in-Chief of the 
New York Botanical Garden for the year nineteen hundred and 
seventeen (1917), and that I find the same to be correct, and the 
cash balance to be as stated in the current cash book. 
In accordance with recent practice, I have not included in 
this auditing the examination of the vouchers for City main- 
tenance or construction work paid for by the City, as such 
vouchers have been found proper and in order by the City 
authorities, and it was decided in 1904 by the Chairman of the 
Finance Committee that a further examination of them was 
unnecessary. By like authority I have omitted also a detailed 
examination of the annual membership dues account. These 
dues are received by the Director-in-Chief and forwarded by 
him to the Treasurer, the former keeping a detailed record of 
the same. 
Respectfully submitted, 
A. W. Stone, 
Special Auditor. 
