Year ending December 31st, 1853. 



EXPENDITURE. 



£ s. d. 

 Compositions invested , 126 



General Expenditure : £ s. d. 



Taxes 23 19 3 



Fire Insurance 3 



House Repairs 12 1 6 



Furniture Repairs 13 17 5 



New Furniture 32 15 8 



Fuel 33 16 



Light 23 10 3 



Miscellaneous House Expenses, including Ir, , o 



Postages J 



Stationery 28 10 9 



Miscellaneous Printing 25 13 6 



Tea for Meetings 22 8 4 



270 13 11 



Salaries and Wages : 



Assistant Secretary and Curator 200 



Clerk 120J 



Porter 80 



House Maid 38 12 6 



Occasional Attendants 10 



Collector 21 7 6 



470 



Library 45 17 3 



Museum 11 15 11 



Diagrams at Meetings 16 2 



Miscellaneous Scientific Expenses 4 4 4 



Contributions of 1853 repaid 9 9 



Publications : 



Transactions 25 12 10 



Journal, Vol. VI 9 



Journal, Vol. VII 2112 



Journal, Vol. VIII 7 6 1 



Journal, Vol. IX 389 18 3 



Journal, Vol. X 4 6 9 



Proceedings 10 



449 14 11 



♦Balance at Banker's, Dec. 31, 1853 .. 412 11 2 

 Balance in Clerk's hands 13 16 9 



426 7 11 



* The Council have resolved to apply a part of 

 this sum in the pvirchase of books, and in the em- 

 ployment of an Assistant in the Museum. 



£1830 5 3 

 VOL. X. b 



