MAY 1, 1850. 



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exceeded those of 1848 by the sum of 222/. 6s. 6d. ; and that the 

 expenses of 1849 were more than those of 1848 by the sum of 

 8/. 11*. 3d. In the outlay of the present year 297/. 8*. 9d. 

 (estimated at more than 300/. in the last Report) is charged for 

 new tents, while in 1848 no such charge was incurred; so that 

 upon the whole the account is better to the extent of 511/. 4s. 



The following table shows the comparative expenditure on 

 account of Exhibitions in the years 1847, 1848, 1849 : — 





1847. 



1848. 





1849. 





X/. 



A'. 



a. 



JU. 



s. 



— 

 d. 



f 





d. 





A 1 



1 B 



1 1 > 



9Q 

 -J 



i 



10 



ou 



i a 



l O 



i 





12 



9 



•> 



17 



18 



3 









Miscellaneous repairs, iromnon- 























19 



8 



9 



14 



1 



9 



27 





3 



13 



12 



7 



9 



13 



9 



13 



1 1 



1 



Turf, gravel, &c., and road repairs . 



39 



2 



(i 



3 



19 



6 



7 



6 







Handbarrows, water-pots, &c. 



25 



6 



6 



17 



9 



4 



17 



15 



7 



Carpenters, painters, tent-pitchers, &c. 



162 



10 



3 



138 



14 



1 



146 



6 



10 



Miscellaneous labour beyond the or- 





















dinary service of the Garden . 



295 



13 



4 



251 



2 



Id 



255 



14 



2 





12 



13 







12 



5 







10 







6 



Miscellaneous printing .... 



70 



18 







90 



15 







39 



8 



2 





49 



1 







43 



10 







37 



15 









93 



4 



6 



76 



2 



6 



86 



16 









47 



5 







39 



18 







27 



6 







Extra clerks and temporary rooms . 



54 



1 







56 



9 







54 



7 









115 



18 







115 



11 







112 



6 







Bands and all musical expenses . 



314 



4 







306 



17 







277 



2 







Provisions for exhibitors, police, &c. 



53 



11 



3 



56 



17 



3 



57 



2 









12 











28 



5 







28 



5 







Miscellaneous expenses, including 





















stationery, carriage, postage, &c. 



88 



1 



9 



65 



18 







56 



10 



1 1 

















297 



8 



9 





1520 



19 



4 



1374 



9 



1 



1603 







4 





1262 











1204 



15 







*984 



15 









2782 



19 



4 



2579 



4 



1 



2587 



1 



15 



4 



The experiment of increasing the prizes offered for fruit in 

 the month of July, and of offering no scheme of fruit prizes in 

 May and June, but nevertheless of giving prizes to such fruit as 

 might be produced in those months, not having been productive 

 of the advantage expected from the plan, the Council have 

 announced that, in 1850, the fruit of May, June, and July will 

 be placed on an equality, as in previous years. 



In looking at the financial operations of the year, in com- 



* This is part of the sum of 1038Z. Is. 6d. entered in the balance-sheet as 

 medals awarded ; the balance of 53/. 6s. (id. being for awards at ordinary 

 meetings at Regent-street. 



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