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While no permanent improvement of any kind has been 
done, yet in the past year the expenses have been increased 
by a general repair, painting, and putting in order of the 
various buildings, enclosures, heating apparatus, &c., and 
also by the shifting of th.6 Society's insurances from tempo- 
rary into permanent policies. 
AVithin the past few years over two thousand trees and 
shrubs have been planted in the garden ; of these there are 
now living — 
Deciduous trees, 655 
Evergreens, 860 
Of these there were planted during the past year — 
Shrubs, 
600 
Deciduous trees. 
Evergreens, . 
130 
160 
FINANCES. 
The financial condition of the Society is shown by the 
following figures, and the Treasurer's statement and bal- 
ance-sheet, Appendix A. 
