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ANNUAL KKPOKT. 



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E. Thomas Lea, A. Miller, Esq., Mrs. S. D. Nicholl, the Rev. Harry 

 Oxland, Patrick Morgan, Esq., Mrs. Hayward Porter, C. Stuart Thorpe, 

 Esq., the Rev. F. N. Carus-Wilson. 



MissioNAKY Associates. — The Rev. M. Nachim, Pastor A. McD. 

 Redwood. 



•9. Number of Members and Associates. 



The following statement shows the number of supporters of 

 the Institute at the end of December, 1917 : — 



Life Members . . . . . . . . 19 



Annual Members . . . . . . . . 71 



Life Associates . . . . . . . . 59 



Annual Associates . . . . . . 245 



Missionary Associates . . . . . . 15 



Library Associates . . . . . . 28 



Total 437 



showing a net decrease of 24, as compared with the total number 

 of subscribers under the same headings reported in last year's 

 return. There are also 81 names on the roll of Honorary Corre- 

 sponding Members. 



10. Finance. 



In the cash statement appended to this Report, the totals, 

 both of receipts and expenditure, are much below those of 1916. 

 This is largely due to the fact that the receipts in 1916 were 

 increased by the response to a Special Appeal for Donations, 

 while the expenditure was swelled by the payment in that year 

 of part of the printing and binding charges of 1915, as well as 

 the whole of those of 1916. 



The statement for 1917 shows a further small falhng-off in 

 the income from subscriptions and sales, which is entirely due 

 to the financial strain produced by the War, which has compelled 

 some of our supporters to discontinue their subscriptions. This 

 has been met by the most rigid economy in expenses, which has 

 resulted in a diminution of ordinary expenditure under most of 

 the headings. 



11. Auditors. 



The Council desire to thank Messrs. Lance Gray and Avenell 

 most cordially for their servic&s as Auditors. 



