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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ February 16, 1888. 
The report of the Committee was received and adopted, and the 
Committee was re-appointed, 
Mr. J. Douglas and Mr. H. Turner having been appointed the 
scrutineers and a ballot taken, it was reported that the old members of 
Council already named by the Rev. W. Wilks, and also Mr. D. Monis, 
Mr. A. H. Smee, Mr. George Paul, Mr. Harry Veitch, and the Rev. W. 
Wilks himself had been elected by forty-four votes against six. The 
following being returned as officers :—President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., M.P.; Treasurer, David Morris, M.A., F.L.S.; Secretary, William 
Lee ; Auditors, John Lee, Wm. Richards, H. Turner. 
A resolution empowering the Council to rent the London Scottish 
Volunteers’ Drill Hall at £100 a year, and the Victoria Street Offices at 
£120 was then passed. 
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Laing, builder, for assistance 
rendered by him to the Committee in finding and securing these 
premises. 
A hearty vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Haugbton, Captain 
Bax, Major Mason, and Colonel Trevor Clarke. 
It was next resolved that the following be a new bye-law :—“ The 
President may call a special general meeting of the Society if he consider 
it necessary, any bye-lavv to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to 
not less than a week’s notice being given.” 
Colonel R. Trevor Clarke, rising to acknowledge the vote of 
thanks in which he had been included, said he had joined the Society 
when he was 3 'oung; he had grown old amongst them ; he loved and 
honoured the Society, and hoped to die in its service. (Cheers.) 
The Council’s report and balance-sheet for the year were formally 
adopted, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the pro¬ 
ceedings. 
EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1887. 
I.—FINANCE. 
The statement of receipts and payments for the past year and the 
balance-sheet, together with the auditors’ report, will be found below. 
It will be seen that the Council have done all in their power to 
exercise economy in every direction. The labour bill at Chiswick has 
been reduced to its lowest limits. No money prizes have been offered, 
and paid advertisements have been suspended as far as practicable. An 
urgent circular was issued, and all outstanding subscriptions, except 
about £120, have been collected. 
The Council desire to convey the thanks of the Society to the 
auditors, Messrs. John Lee, W. Richards, and H. Turner, for their con¬ 
tinued gratuitous services in auditing the Recounts. 
ANNUAL REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1887 
INCOME, 
Cash receivel. Debts receiTShle. 
£ 8. d. 
By Annual Subscriptions. 1989 15 0 
„ Promenade Shows. 53 5 0 
„ Salaries Account, Amount Guaranteed .. . 
„ Garden Produce .521 15 9 
„ Packing CbarRes. 34 7 U 
„ Miscellaneous Receipts. 4? 17 7 
„ Primula Conference Advertisements .. 7 0 3 
„ Pear „ „ .. .. 17 11 9 
„ Schedules Advertisements . 28 1 0 
„ Dividends,Davis Bequest and Parry Legacy 6113 8 
„ Victoria Commission . 8 14 0 
„ Ceylon „ 11 18 8 
„ Provincial Show. Liverpool. 55 5 2 
„ Fisheries Exhibition for Chairs .. .. 20 0 0 
„ Inventions „ „ .... 20 0 0 
„ Indian and Colonial „ .. .. 20 o o 
£ s. d. 
119 14 0 
175 3 
39 10 
Totals. 
£ s. d. 
2109 9 
113 5 
173 0 
555 S 
34 7 
43 17 
7 0 
17 11 
23 1 
61 IS 
8 14 
11 18 
55 5 
20 0 
20 0 
20 0 
£2t-94 4 10 
£327 4 3 
£3221 9 1. 
„ Balance to General Bevenue Account 
We have examined the above Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and we find 
the same correct. 
JOHN LEE, ) . 
W. RICHARDS, \Audtlon. 
31st January, 1888. HARRY TURNER,! 
BAL.INCB SHEET, 31Sr DECEMBER, 1887. 
DR. 
To Sundry Creditors, 1886 
,, „ ,, 1887 
H London and County Banking Company, Account overdrawn . 
„ Donations received . 
„ General Revenue Account, Balance of that Account 
CB. 
By Debtors, viz.:— 
Annual Subscriptions outstanding . 
Salaries Account due by Guarantors. 
Garden Produce. 
New South Wales Commission . 
West Indies „ . 
Victoria „ . 
New Zealand „ . 
Ceylon ,, .. 
Investment—3 per cent Console, £2122 8a. 9d, cost (£2022 8s. 9d. 
of this sum is held by tbe Society, subject to the 
provisions of the will of the late Alfred Davis, Esq.) 
H Petty Cash in hand.. 
„ Loudon and County Bank, Donation Account .. .. .. 
£ s. a. 
850 12 4 
£ 8. 
484 3 7 
S84 15 11 
317 10 6 
1152 6 S- 
143 7 9 
1194 8 S; 
£2490 1 lO 
& s. d. 
119 14 0 
175 0 0 
32 10 3 
20 17 lU 
5 5 0 
so 17 2 
25 4 8 
5 2 0 
420 10 U 
1892 U 3 
S3 12 8 
143 7 0> 
£2490 1 Iff 
We have examined the above Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and we find, 
the same correct, 
JOHN LEE. 1 
W. RICHARDS, j Auditors, 
HARRY turner,) 
3l8t January, 1838. 
EXPENDIITTRE. 
Cash paid. Debts payable. 
Expenten-- 
£ s. 
d. 
£ s. 
d. 
£ s. 
d. 
Salaries., . 
1 
483 17 
1 
AVages . 
0 
69 1 
0 
Printing and Stationery 
.. 41 6 
3 
23 0 
0 
64 6 
3 
Postage. 
2 
17 2 
0 
a3 14 
2 
Gas . 
8 
4 3 11 
17 10 
7 
MIscelianeons ,, 
2 
6 12 
10 
126 15 
0 
Special Expenses in Relation to Horticultui 
e:— 
Plant and Seed DiRtribution 
.. 137 7 10 
38 11 
0 
175 18 10 
Fruit and Floral Committees 
.. 107 a 
7 
20 8 
0 
127 14 
7 
Grants in Aid 
110 0 
0 
110 0 
0 
Frost Report. 
.. 5 2 
0 
5 2 
0 
Primula Conference Report 
.. 0 15 
6 
57 15 
9 
58 11 
3 
Tear do. do. 
59 11 
9 
59 11 
9 
Chisuixek Garden Expenses:^ 
Rent, Rates, Taxes, and In¬ 
surance . 
j 232 14 0 
64 13 
9 
297 7 
9 
Labour . 
3 
509 0 
3 
Implements, Manure. Ac.. 
.. 58 9 
0 
7 17 
7 
66 6 
7 
Coal and Coke .. 
3 
55 11 
6 
176 7 
0 
Repairs. 
7 
36 16 
7 
53 19 
2 
Trees, Plants, Seeds, Ac. 
.. 0 10 
0 
0 10 
0 
Snperintendent’s Salary.. 
.. 150 0 
0 
150 0 
Cl 
Water. 
0 
2 10 
1 
18 17 
1 
Miscellaneous ,, 
0 
12 19 
9 
58 9 
Kensington Garden Expenses:— 
Kates, Taxes, Ac. 
.. 122 14 
7 
122 14 
Superintendent’s Salary 
Labour. 
.. 100 0 
0 
100 0 
1 
293 6 
1 
Repatr.s. 
.. 6 0 
4 
9 0 
0 
15 0 
Coal and Coke .. ,, 
0 
33 3 
9 
64 7 
AVater. 
7 
1 
13 4 
8 
Miscellaneous .♦ 
.. 3 1 
0 
2 1 
U 
Exhibitions 
Advertising. 
6 
6 19 
9 
35 19 
s 
Prizes and Medals 
56 0 
9 
12 17 
4 
67 18 
1 
Superintendent of Flower Shows 25 0 
0 
25 0 
0 
Labour . 
.. G6 6 
0 
66 6 
0 
Schedules . 
6 
25 0 
6 
Miscellaneous •• .. 
0 
6 13 
2 
14 0 
2 
Provincial Show. — 
Liverpool . 
42 12 
11 
£3(93 6 10 
484 3 
7 
Totals. 
£ s. d. 
845 8 1 
536 18 5 
1310 17 7 
C07 14 5 
234 4 0 
42 12 11 
£3.577 10 5 
H AnnualSuiscriptions:— 
Balance of Subscriptions for 1 6 Un d W'ritten off 33116 0 
£3909 6 5 
GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT, 31ST DECEMBER, 1887. 
Dr; 
To Annual Revenue Account, Balance for the year 1887 .. 
„ Balance carried forward . 
v..r. 
By Balance of Revenue Account brought forward 1st January, 1887 
£ 
8 . 
d- 
687 17 
4 
1194 
1 
5 
£1882 
5 
& 
£ 
8. 
d. 
1882 
5 
9 
£1882 
5 
W'ehave examined the above Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and we And. 
the same correct. 
JOHN LEE. 1 
W. RICHARDS, \ Auditors. 
HARRY TURNER,) 
31st January, 1888. 
II.—ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE. 
Throughout the year the question of the future of the Society ha8 
engaged the earnest attention of the Council. 
At the last annual general meeting, held on the 8th of February,. 
1887, a resolution was passed to the effect “ That a Committee of five 
Fellows, not members of the Council, be appointed to co-operate with 
the Council in considering the future of the Society’s affairs, and to re¬ 
port thereon at their earliest convenience,” and at a special meeting of 
the Council held on the 22nd of February power was given to the Com¬ 
mittee to add to their number. 
The Committee, whose names will be found in Appendix I, held their 
first meeting a few days after the annual general meeting, and drew up 
the five resolutions embodied in their letter to the Council, which, 
together with tbe answer of the Council, will be found in Appendix HI- 
The Committee subsequently conferred with the Council on several 
occasions as to the future of the Society, but, owing to unexpected 
difficulties, no definite plan of action could be settled. 
When the Royal Commission of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition' 
gave up their tenancy of the grounds at South Kensington the Society 
was practically without any home in London ; but, pending other 
arrangements, the Council obtained the sanction of the 1851 Commis¬ 
sioners to use the conservatory for their shows and meetings, and their 
old offices and room for the Lindley library, on the understanding that 
the Society should “ pay all rates and taxes, and make good all damage 
caused by their occupation, and should undertake the care of the plants, 
&c., in the conservatory and adjacent gardens.” 
