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novelties, whether of natural or artificial origin, have been first seen publicly 
at these meetings. 
The thank** of the Society are due to Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Messrs. 
Cart *r & Co., Mr. H. Deverill, Messrs. Webb & Sons, and Mr. C. Fidler for 
their donations of special prizes. 
The Council desire to convey the thanks of the Society to the Auditors, 
Messrs. John Lee, James F. West, and W. Richards, for their continued 
gratuitous services in auditing the accounts. 
Numerous additions have been made to the Lindley Library during the 
past year, and a handbook of every colony represented at the late Colonial 
and Indian Exhibition has been secured. 
During the year twenty-nine Life Fellows and thirty-two Annual 
Fellows died, 200 Fellows retired from the Society, and seventy new 
Fellows were elected. 
Auditors’ Report. 
To the President and Council of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Gentlemsn,—We have audited the accounts of the Society for the past 
year, and have gone through every item with the vouchers and find them 
perfectly correct. It is very gratifying that the books of the Society are 
kept by Mr. Dick in a very clear and perfect manner. 
We much regret that two great disturbing influences have had a serious 
and depressing effect on the finances of the Society in 1886 ; the first being 
the taking away the privilege of transferable tickets of admission, and 
making them personal, which resulted in the resignation of a large number 
of Fellows, causing a reduction in the receipts of this most important part 
of the revenues to the amount of £850. Secondly, the failure of the Liver¬ 
pool Exhibition, which shows a deficiency over the receipts of £740, and, 
added to the loss from subscriptions, makes a total loss under these two 
heads of £1590, against which there is the asset of £300 for overdue 
subscriptions. 
We have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, 
Your most obedient Servants, 
John Lee, "1 
Jas. F. West, > Auditors. 
January 26th, 1887. W. Richards, J 
ANNUAL REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 3LST DECEMBER, 188G. 
To Establishment Expenses:— £ s. d. 
Salaries. 500 1 8 
Wasres.73 Q 8 
Printing and Stationery.. .. ICO 17 11 
Postage . 90 4 9 
Gas .17 9 3 
Miscellaneous . 101 19 2 
it Special Expenses in Relation to Horticulture:— 
Plant and ^eed Distribution .. ' ' 
Fruit and Floral Committees .. 
Grants in Aid . 
National Apple Congress Report 
Frost Repo ts . 
Orchid Conference. 
Primula'Conference 
Pear Conference. 
)> Chiswick Garden Expenses:— 
Rents, Rates, Taxes, and In- j 
surance . i 
Labour.718 18 
Implements, Manure, &c. 
Coal and Coke 
Repairs.78 
Trees/Plants, Seeds. &c. .. 
Superintendent’s Salary.. 
Water.15 19 10 
Miscellaneous 
it Kensington Garden Expenses:— 
Superintendent’s Salary.. .. _ 
Labour.517 
Repairs.15 
Coal and Coke 
Miscellaneous .. .. 
m Exhibitions 
Advertising. 
Prices and Medals .. 
Ditto Col. & lud. Exhibition . 
Bands .. 
Superintendent of Flower Shows 25 
Lab jur . . 
Judges’Fees. 
Police. 12 
Schedules . 
Miscellaneous 
» Provincial Show— 
Liverpool . 
EXPENDITURE. 
Cash paid. Debts payable. 
£ s. d. 
7 13 10 
30 0 6 
£ 
500 
73 
116 
98 
25 
131 
s. d 
Totals. 
Jt s. d. 
iculture:— 
236 4 
4 
31 13 
1 
75 14 
0 
28 18 
9 
116 0 
0 
2 3 
0 
12 12 
0 
68 9 
0 
14 6 
8 
11 5 
0 
198 6 11 
58 4 
8 
718 18 
9 
110 17 
4 
4 0 
0 
151 1 
8 
44 16 11 
78 3 
0 
82 16 
2 
150 0 
0 
15 19 10 
3 13 
6 
68 9 11 
48 15 
5 
100 0 
0 
517 1 
8 
15 2 
4 
11 9 
8 
52 18 
9 
17 19 
9 
3 0 
0 
87 9 
6 
23 13 
5 
49 15 
0 
454 12 
3 
50 10 
0 
25 0 
0 
\ 25 0 
0 
94 9 
8 
26 5 
0 
12 0 
0 
40 9 
0 
18 19 
5 
67 19 11 
2863 16 
8 
560 16 
0 
945 14 8 
267 
104 
110 
2 
12 
68 
14 
11 
17 5 
12 9 
0 O 
8 0 
12 0 
9 0 
6 8 
5 0 
256 5 7 
591 5 10 
718 
114 
195 
160 
37 
150 
19 
117 
18 9 
17 4 
18 2 
19 2 
10 10 
0 0 
13 4 
5 4 
100 
517 
26 
70 
3 
37 
78 
565 
25 
25 
94 
26 
12 
40 
85 
0 0 
1 8 
12 9 
18 6 
0 0 
9 6 
8 5 
2 8 
0 0 
0 O 
9 6 
5 0 
0 O 
9 0 
19 4 
1771 8 6 
717 12 2 
-2 
£7232 7 6 1149 8 11 
931 3 0 
3424 12 3 
£8381 16 5 
INCOME. 
Cash received. Debts receivable. Totals. 
» Promenade Shows. 
it Colonial Indian Exhibition Maintenance 
» i* ii Prizes and Medals.. 
m National Apple Congress Report 
n Salaries Account, Amounts Guaranteed! .. 
i, Garden Produce . 
n Plants **old, Chiswick . 
u Orchid Conference. 
ii Schedule Advertisements'! . 
n Dividends, Davis Request and Parry Legacy 
„ Victoria Com nission . *. 
»Ceylon ditto . 
ii South Australian Commission. 
Antigua oil to . o 
» Provincial Show, Liverpool.2.581 
£ 6 . 
d. 
£ s. d. 
£ s. 
d. 
. 2431 3 
0 
333 18 0 
2815 1 
0 
33 0 
0 
33 0 
0 
i 600 0 
0 
600 0 
0 
505 2 
3 
505 2 
3 
4 6 5 
4 6 
5 
75 0 
0 
17.5 0 0 
250 0 
0 
411 10 
9 
55 13 4 
467 4 
1 
12 15 
0 
12 15 
0 
48 17 
0 
48 17 
0 
33 10 
9 
33 10 
9 
1 18 
5 
0 10 19 
2 9 
3 
35 19 
0 
35 19 
0 
61 11 
O 
61 11 
0 
11 17 
2 
21 0 0 
32 17 
2 
7 18 
7 
7 18 
7 
1 5 
7 
1 5 
7 
8 7 
5 
8 7 
5 
2.581 2 
5 
100 0 0 
2681 2 
5 
£6910 18 
4 
£690 8 r 
£7601 6 
11 
h Balance to Qentval Revenue Account 
780 9 6 
£“381 16 5 
We have examined the Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and wc find the same 
correct. 
27th January, 1887. 
JOHN LEE, ) 
J AS. F. W EST, [ Audi tors . 
W. RICHARDS, J 
balance sheet, 31st December, 1886. 
To Sundry Creditors 
„ General Revenue Account—Balance of that account ’1 
£ s. d. 
1172 6 
1882 5 
£:054 12 2 
CR. 
By Debtors, viz. :— 
. £ s. d. £ s. d. 
Annual Subscriptions outstanding . 833 18 0 
National Apple Congress Report. 4 « 5 
Salaries Account due by Guarantors’!.. : .. 175 0 0 
Garden Produce, 1885 . 0 12 6 
_ »• 1886 . 55 13 4 
Orchid Conference . 0 10 10 
Victorian Commission . 21 0 0 
Provincial Show, Liverpool Guarantors .. .. 100 0 0 
New South Wales Commission. 1 12 8 
1 , Investments—3 per cent. Consols .. 
„ Cash at London and County Bank 
„ Petty Cash in Hand. 
£ s. d 
692 13 9 
1,892 11 3 
417 5 4 
52 1 10 
£3,054 12 2 
We have examined the above Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and we find the 
same correct— JOHN LEE, \ 
_ JA.S. F. WEST, \ Auditors. 
27th January, 1887. W. RICHARDS, J 
GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT, 31ST DECEMBER, 1885. 
DR. £ s.d 
To Annual Revenue Account, Balance for the year 1886 780 9 6 
i, Balance earned forward . 1882 5 9 > 
£2662 15 3 
CR. £ s. d 
By Balance of Revenue Account brought forward 1st January, 1886 .. .. 2662 15 3 
£2662 1 5 3 
We have examined the above Accounts with the Books and Vouchers, and we find 
the same correct. 
27th! January, 1886. 
JOHN LEE, ) 
JAS. F. WEST, [ Auditors . 
W. RICHARDS, j 
In moving the adoption of the report some discussion ensued. Mr, 
Guedalla thought the time had arrived when a plan should be elaborated by 
which the Society could be established on a more satisfactory footing. 
Mr. Llewelyn wished to know, with regard to the shows of the special socie¬ 
ties which had be-n arranged to be held in the Conservatory, whether the 
earliest possible intimation as to any change would be given, as th schedules 
are now beiDg printed. Sir Trevor Lawrence said, in reply, that in the 
event of any difficulty occurring, the Royal Horticultural Society would feel 
itself bound to provide some oilier suitable place. S veral oiherFelows 
took part in the discussion at this stag 1 . One thought the accounts were in 
a very unfortunate state ; he wished to know what advantages could now be 
offered to Fellows in return for a 4-guinea subscription. An^t'er considered 
the finances were getting worse and worse, and that they should make every 
effort to obtain an independent position. A 40-guinea life Fellow regretted 
the difficulties in which the Society was placed, but thought the life Fellows 
had been badly used in rendering their tickets non-transferable. He wished 
to know whether the life subscriptions had been capitalised, or what had 
been done with the debentures. The President staged in rep’y, that the 
life subscriptions had been spent, and between £900 and £1000 had been ex¬ 
pended in supporting the rights of the debenture holders. 
Mr. Harry J. Veitch said some valuable suggestions had been made, and 
he believed that they might by united efforts remove the S ciety from its 
present difficult position. They had an excellent Council, and the ol>serva- 
tions he was about to make were not offered in an antagonistic spirit, but 
he thought the report might have be^n more business-like. For some years 
the Societv had been knocked about from pillar to po«t—since, indeed, they 
lost their President, the Prince Consort. He believed the Quern was then 
desired to nominate a President, and he thought if Her Majesty was applied 
to now more progress might be made in the settl*. ment of their affairs. 
Land had b^en found at South Kensington f _>r several societies, who now 
had permanent positions, and he could not see why the Royal Hort cultural 
Society should not be treated in a similar way. If land could be so ob¬ 
tained there would be no difficulty in procuring funds. He therefore pro¬ 
posed that a Committee of five persons be appointed to conf r with the 
Council to determine what course the Society should adopt, and, if possible, 
to procure land as a site for permanent offices. 
Mr. Elwes had much pleasure in supporting Mr. Yeitch’s proposal, but 
it seemed to him that the great difficulties would be removed by the em¬ 
ployment of an efficient paid Secretary, as some of the most successful 
societies owed their prosperity in a large measure to their secretaries, who 
are really the managers. He thought the continued existence of the Society 
was mainly due to Mr. Dick and Mr. Barron. He mentioned that tho 
report of the severe winters six or seven years ago was not jet issued. Mr. 
A. H. Smee thought that the Soci* ty would never do any good until it was- 
clear of South Kensington. If it would give up there and make its home 
at Chiswick he felt sure any amount could be raised. He would willingly 
head a subscription list with 100 guineas to assist in establishing the 
Society away from South Kensington. After some few explanatory re¬ 
marks by Sir Trevor Lawrence, the report was then formally seconded and 
adopted. 
Mr. Shirley Hibberd thought it was disadvantageous that the Council are 
self-elected, and that the Fellows should be required to nominate members 
of the Council a month in advance. He complained th-*t no list of the> 
Fellows had been issued for ten years and he believed it would be better if 
the annual general meeting was held in May instead of February. 
Mr. Yeitch’s proposition as to the formation of a sub-committee was then 
adopted, five Fellows being nominated, Messrs. Maw, Elwes, Yeitcb, 
