XXX11. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



II. Income and Expenditure Account of the First Annual 



Issue. 



To Printing and Binding ... 



„ Publishers' Commission 

 „ Experts' Fees... 



„ Expenditure from 1st January, 1902, to 

 30th June, 1903: — 



Director 



Salaries 



Rent of Office 



Stationery and Catalogue Cards 



Office Expenses 



Postages and Telegrams ... 

 Insurance 



Interest on Loan 



,, One-tenth of cost of Furniture, etc., written 



off, as per Balance Sheet ... ... 35 1 4 



,, One-fifth of Preliminary Expenses written 



off, as per Balance Sheet 456 5 2 



£ s. 



d. 



£ 



s. 



d. 



3,444 11 













330 4 



8 









614 3 



4 













4,388 



19 











750 













817 5 



2 













1,567 



5 



2 











345 











53 17 



9 









33 3 



8 









45 12 



9 









8 4 

















140 

 183 



18 

 11 



2 

 2 







<£7,117 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 



By Sales of Subscription Copies 6,913 18 6 



„ Sales of Trade Copies 169 11 9 



7,083 10 

 Excess of Expenditure over Income carried 



to Balance Sheet 33 9 



£7,117 



[No estimate has been made of the Income expected from the number 

 of copies not yet sold, which at 29th February, 1904, were about 12,700.] 



Resolution regarding retirement of Mr. John Tebbutt, 

 f.k.a.s., etc., from systematic astronomical work. 



The following resolution, moved by the Acting Govern- 

 ment Astronomer (Mr. H. A. Lenehau), seconded by Mr. 

 G. H. Knibbs, supported by the President (Mr. C. O. 

 Burge) and others, was carried unanimously, and with 

 acclamation: — 



"In the opinion of this Society the occasion of Mr. John 

 Tebbutt's retirement from systematic astronomical work, is a 

 fitting opportunity for an expression of our appreciation of his 

 arduous and able labours in the cause of astronomy, of the high 



