1871.] 



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[Annual Report. 



placed on exhibition, by Mr. Sanborn, in the wall cases on 

 the east side of one of the north-west rooms. As these cases 

 are needed for the osteological collection, it will soon become 

 necessary to provide others for the reception of the skins. 



MICEOSCOPY. 



The material in this department has not been increased by 

 any very important donations during the past year. 





The following report on the financial affairs of the Boston 

 Society of Natural History, for the year ending April 29, 

 1871, was presented by the Treasurer : — 





Receipts. 



Dividends and Interest 



Courtis Fund Income 



Pratt " " 



H. F. Wolcott Fund Income 



Bulfinch Street Estate Accumulation applied to cost 



of Heating Apparatus 



Walker Fund Accumulation applicable to Repairs and 



Cabinet 



Walker Fund Income (one half.) 



Bequest of Sidney Homer 



Annual Assessments 



Admission Fees 



Total 



Expenditures. 



Museum Building and Furniture .... 

 Repairs of Building (including new Heating Appara 



tus, costing $5,152.43) 

 Cabinet 

 Library 

 Publications 



Less receipts . 



Gas .... 

 Fuel .... 

 Insurance . 

 Less return premium 



Salaries and wages . 

 Lectures 

 Less subsidy of the Lowell Institute 



$2,188.03 

 98.83 



$1,672.50 

 802.50 



SI, 335.39 

 1,200.00 



General Expenses 



Excess of Expenditures over Receipts 



$151.40 



7,382.64 



1,447.42 



217.33 



2,089.80 

 155.70 

 414.70 



870.00 

 ,52436 



165.39 



S7.831.C4 

 666.73 

 798.00 

 536.67 



2,000.00 



2,975.38 

 1.233.14 

 1,000.00 

 1,170.00 

 145.00 



$18,356.56 



$20,507.07 



$2,150.51 



