PROCEEDINGS OF" THE CCNCHOLOGICAL SOCIEtY. 



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especially to the expenses incurred by the arrangement of the Society's 

 collections. In spite of this there is a clear balance to be shown on both 

 accounts. The balance of the (jeneral Fund would be much larger if the 

 arrears of subscriptions had been duly paid up. In spite of three notices and 

 a special circular sent to Members in arrear there is £g 12s. 6d. due for the 

 present year, and;i^i4 7s. for previous years, amounting to the large total 

 of ;^23 19s. 6d. The property of the Society has been valued as follows : — 

 Three Cabinets, cost;,f6 15s., say ,^3 los. ; tubes in stock, cost ^^3 14s. 6d., 

 say £2 ; Books in library have not been valued but may be taken at the low 

 figure of ;i{^io ; unpaid subscriptions, ^'23 19s. 6d. ; stamped envelopes and 

 post-cards in Treasurer's hands, 2s. 6d. ; total assets, siy ^{^39 lis. — Lionel 

 E. Adams, Hon. Treasurer, Dec. 20th, 1890. 



CABINET FUND. 



Receipts. & 



Balance from 1SS9 ... 5 



Donations, &c. , received 



during 1890... ... 3 



Payments. £ s. d. 



Expenses during 1890... 869 



Balance in hand o 211 



Audited and found correct, 

 Nov. 20th, 1890. 



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) Edgar R. Waite. 



) W. DeNISON RoEliUCK. 



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 L. E. ADAMS, 



HOX. TREASURER. 



REPORT OF THE MANCHESTER BRANCH. 



In presenting this second Annual Report of the Manchester Branch, 

 which was approved at its monthly meeting held on December nth, it gives 

 me great pleasure to state that our financial and general condition is very 

 satisfactory. The interest shown by the members continues unabated. 

 There has been a good addition of enthusiastic workers to our numbers, and 



