1918-19.] 
Abstract of Accounts. 
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ABSTRACT 
OF 
THE ACCOUNTS OF JAMES CURRIE, ESQ., LL.D. 
As Treasurer of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
SESSION 1918-1919. 
I. ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND. 
CHARGE. 
1. Arrears of Contributions at 30th September 1918 £96 12 0 
2. Contributions for present Session : — 
1. 194 Fellows at £2, 2s. each ...... £407 8 0 
86 Fellows at £3, 3s. each ...... 270 18 0 
£678 6 0 
50 8 0 
25 4 0 
753 18 0 
2 2 0 
£391 10 0 
36 15 0 
28 4 11 
456 9 11 
58 5 11 
600 0 0 
15 15 0 
26 12 9 
Amount of the Charge . . £2009 15 7 
DISCHARGE. 
1. Taxes, Insurance, Coal and Lighting : — 
Inhabited House Duty .... 
Insurance ...... 
Coal, etc., to 4th September 1919 . 
Gas to 12th May 1919 .... 
Electric Light to 19th September 1919 . 
Water, 1918-19 
2. Salaries : — 
General Secretary, 1918-19 
Librarian and Assistant Secretary . 
Assistant Librarian .... 
Office Keeper ...... 
Treasurer’s Clerk .... 
£0 6 
24 16 
34 9 
1 0 
6 11 
4 0 
£72 4 0 
478 10' 0 
2. Fees of Admission and Contributions of twelve new Fellows 
at £4, 4s. each 
3. Commutation Fee in lieu of future Contributions of one 
Fellow 
3. Contribution for 1919-1920 paid in advance .... 
4. Interest received — 
Interest on £7830 five per cent. War Loan, 1929-47, 
Untaxed ......... 
Annuity from Edinburgh and District Water Trust, less Tax, 
£15, 15s 
Interest on Deposit Receipts ...... 
5. Transactions and Proceedings 
6. Annual Grant from Government ....... 
7. Income Tax repaid for year to 5th April 1919 
8. Receipts from Sale of Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume 
Carry forward 
£550 14 0 
