20 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1894. 



REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



ThI'. Subcommittee (consisting of Mr. AValter F. Baker, Mr. William 

 Cash, Mr. J. Ray Eddy, Mr. J. H. Howarth, Mr. A. H. Pawson, 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, and Dr. H. C. Sorby) appointed by the 

 Genera] Committee at the last Annual Meeting, have held various 

 meetings during the year, and have given the subject of the Union's 

 finances generally very careful attention. They are glad to find the 

 Union is in a solvent position, and that the subscriptions in arrears, 

 and estimated to be good, are rather more than sufficient to pay the 

 outstanding liabilities, leaving the Library and old stock as a surplus 



to the good. 



AVhile, however, outstanding subscriptions have to be got in, and 



always amount to a considerable sum, the liabilities demand x^rompt 

 settlement, and the inability to effect this, coupled with the danger 

 of unduly increasing them, hampers the work of the Union very 

 seriously, and renders it impossible to pubhsh the Transactions 

 regularly, as well as much other valuable iiiatter at die Council's 

 disposal. 



An examination of receipts and expenditure for the last nine 

 years shows tlie following averages : — 



RECEIPTS. 



£ 

 104 



6 

 127 Subscriptions to 'Naturalist.' 



Paid by Societies. 

 Paid by Members. 

 Sales of Stock, Transactions, etc 



^25 



o 



Which represents the Union's normal annual income. 





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i 



I 



i 



£ 

 46 



7 

 23 



3 



32 

 127 



EXPENDITURE. 



Members' Card and general expenses 

 Cost of 6 Meetings a year. 

 Treasurer's expenses. 

 Library, Exchanges, and back stock. 

 Committees of Research. 



F 



Transactions. 

 ' Naturalist.' 



VVhick represents the normal annual expenditure; these 

 show an annual deficit of about ;£$. 



figures 



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