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STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE, 

 From 25th September, 1842, to 25th September, 1843. 



DR. £. s. d. 



in hand 11 8 2 



Subscriptions— 

 From 1 Member for 1839. . £0 10 6 

 „ 6 „ 1840.. 3 3 0 

 „ 19 „ 1841.. 12 7 0 

 „ 84 „ 1842. . 54 12 0 

 „ S9 „ 1843.. 38 8 0 



109 0 6 



Balance due to the Treasurer 2 14 l 



£123 2 



CR. £. s. d. 



Salary of Curator, one year 50 0 0 



Printing and Stationery 17 5 0 



Postages 6 14 9 



Reporting Proceedinga 0 11 6 



Expenses of Meetings 8 7 3 



Expenses of Museum 10 14 11 



Rent, one year 15 0 0 



Collecting Subscriptions 2 7 0 



Advertising 8 17 9 



Carriage, &c 3 14 7 



£123 12 9 



On the proposition of the Chairman it was unanimously 

 resolved : — 



That the Report and Cash Account be received. 



It was moved by Mr. Hartop, and unanimously resolved : 



That the thanks of the Meeting be given to the Directors of 

 the Mechanics' Institution, for their kindness in affording the use 

 of their Hall on the present occasion. 



On the proposition of the Secretary the following gentlemen 

 were unanimously elected Members of the Society : — 



Mr. John Rogerson, Doncaster. 



Mr. John Wilson, Sheffield. 



Mr. J. C. Wilson, Sheffield. 



Wm. Hatfield, Esq., Newton Kyme, Tadcaster. 



The following Resolutions were passed unanimously : — 

 Mr. West proposed and the Secretary seconded, 

 That Mr. Martyn J. Roberts, F.R.S.E., be elected an Honorary 

 Member of the Society. 



Mr. West proposed and the Rev. W. Turner seconded. 



That this Society views with much satisfaction the return of 

 the British Association for the Advancement of Science to its 

 birth-place, the city of York, and recommends to the Members 

 of the West- Riding Geological and Polytechnic Society, to assist 

 by such means as may be in their power, in rendering the proposed 

 Meeting of the British Association in York numerous, interesting, 

 and advantageous to science. 



