OD'I'ICEUS’ llEl’OKTS EOK 1950 
35 
BENEVOLENT FUND. 
To Balance from 1949 ... £41 3 6 By Balance 
£41 3 6 
£41 3 6 
£41 3 6 
BALANCE 
SHEET 
as 
General Fund 
£116 
3 
9 
Journal Fund 
270 
19 
0 
Publications Fund 
575 
5 
3 
Field Work Committee’s 
Fund 
7 
8 
1 
Lite Members’ Fund 
145 
12 
0 
Benevolent Fund 
41 
3 
6 
Cbeciues issued but not yet 
presented 
2 
9 10 
£1159 
1 
5 
Examined and found correct, 
January i21st, 1951. 
at 31st December 1950. 
500 National Savings Certifi- 
cates at cost £400 0 0 
Cash at Bank 58 12 5 
Deposit with Post Office Sav- 
ings Bank 700 9 0 
£1159 1 5 
E. L. SWANN, Hon. Treasurer. 
C. L. COLLENETTE, Hon. Auditor. 
The results of the energetic steps ivhich have been taken during the 
past year to bring our Society to the notice of those interested, both 
in this country and abroad, are reflected in the great increase of busi- 
ness transacted. Thanks to the record of new members the increase 
in the income on both the General and Journal Funds is correspond- 
ingly higher but the general expenses have also risen to unprecedented 
figures. If we are to carry out our full programme without making 
inroads on our assets we must be assured of a membership of, at least, 
700. 
In publications members have this year received Watsonia, Vol. I, 
Parts IV, V and vi; a Year Hook] and a copy of the 1949 Distributor’s 
lieport. During the year we spent £563 on these publications — three 
parts of Watsonia, £356; Year Book, £108; Distributor’s Deport, £24 
— and the balance of £75 has been paid towards the cost of Watsonia, 
Vol. 11, Part I. 
The combined income of the General and Journal Funds amounts to 
£693 but the unprecedented figure of £190 for general expenses shows 
that we must continue to support the campaign for new members if 
we are to bridge the gap between income and expenditure Con- 
siderable concern is felt at the very high figure for general printing and 
some explanation is necessary. The changes in officers >n 1950 brought 
exceptional demands for new stationery. These have been met and it 
is hojied they will not recur for some time. The increased activity and 
drive for new members has resulted in heavy costs for Prospectuses. 
Rules and Application Forms. These additional items, coupled with 
the rajjidly rising charges for printing, account for the total printing 
chai'ge of £96. The increased Postages and Petty Expenses are not so 
alarming. It will be seen that the Hon. General Secretary and the 
Hon. Assistant Secretary have borne the brunt of the increasingly large 
