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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Treasurer’s Report. 
The statements submitted herewith, show the receipts and 
expenditures for the years 1912-13, and also the Society’s 
financial position on the first of October in the latter year. 
It will be noticed that while our membership fees are 
$11.00 less than last year, the grant from the City of St. 
John is $100.00 more, and also that James Manchester, Esq., 
has contributed the handsome sum of $250.00 to our funds. 
While we fully appreciate the money value of this gift, 
we will, I think, more fully value the fact that a citizen of 
Mr. Manchester’s prominence should take such interest in our 
Society and it would not seem out-of-place to here express 
the hope that other of our citizens may decide to follow Mr. 
Manchester’s example. 
A Society such as ours is not at all likely ever to have at 
its disposal more money than it can use to good advantage, 
funds will never be hoarded but the more money available, the 
more will the museum be improved and the more valuable 
will it be as an educator. 
Our available funds, at the close of the year, were as 
follows, $469.52 in regular, and $2,028.53 in special account, 
both in the Bank of Nova Scotia, a total of $2,498.05. Last 
year the total was $2,851.47 a shrinkage of $353,42, notwith- 
standing the extra $100.00 from the City, the $250.00 from 
Mr. Manchester and the $300.00 from the estate of our late 
President. 
There has been no increase in salaries, the high cost of 
everything has played some part, and the payments have 
included two year’s water rates, quite an amount for coal used 
the previous year, and the sum of $473.00 for new cases, 
while the bulletin cost over $241.00, against $185.00 in round 
figures, last year. 
Our thanks are due the Provincial Government, and the 
City of St. John, for the grants of $400.00, and $350.00 res- 
pectively, to James Manchester, Esq., for his donation of 
$250.00, and to the Executor of the estate of our late Pre- 
sident for the promptness with which he handed us the 
amount bequeathed to us. 
