Annual Report.] 



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[May 7, 



manent arrangement for protection could be made. The 

 building was therefore closed for two weeks, during which 

 time, owing to the exertion of the President and others, we 

 were promised two policemen regularly on public days. The 

 promise was however but ill kept, and often only one officer 

 appeared, and he perhaps quite late, and the Museum was 

 even necessarily closed several times during the winter. In 

 March however, exertions were made to obtain police pro- 

 tection which could be depended on, and since that time 

 no difficulty has been experienced, two men being always in 

 attendance. 



Mr. Edward Pickering presented the following report of 

 the Treasurer for the past year : — 



Report of E. Pickering, Treasurer, on the Financial Affairs of the 

 Society, for the year ending April 30th, 1873. 



Receipts. 



Dividends and Interest 



Courtis Fund Income 



$1,166.49 



2,042.87 

 940.88 



344.04 

 152.21 

 503.05 

 1,551.05 

 1,157.73 

 5,775.18 

 2.346.00 

 1,260.12 



$9,422.98 



666.98 

 872 00 



H. F. Wolcott Fund Income . 

 Walker Fund Income, one half 

 Entomological Fund Income . 

 Bulnnch Street Estate Fund Income . 





464.00 

 1,233.15 



40.00 



1,632.00 



130 00 



Annual Assessments 



Lowell Institute Subsidy for Lectures . 



Miscellaneous .Receipts . 



J. Cumming's Donation .... 



• • • 



1,215.00 



1,157.73 



370.31 



298.39 





. . . 





Accumulation of Walker Prize Fund . 



$17,508.54 

 1,024.06 



Expenditures. 

 Museum and Furniture .... 



$18,532.60 



Cabinet 





Library 



Memoirs and Publications . . . 

 Less receipts 



Gas 



. $1,153.86 



809.82 





Fuel 





Repairs of Museum 



Lectures 





Salaries 





Insurance 





General Expenses 







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$17,189.fi2 

 1,342.98 



Balance 





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$18,532.60 



