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tions. Deducting those struck off, the Membership Roll 
now stood as follows : — 
Ordinary Members 154 
Country Members 53 
Associates 123 
Lady Members 4 
Total 334. 
During this year he intended to adhere stricTbly to the 
rules of the Society relating to the erasing names of 
Members in arrear. If the Members would pay their 
Subscriptions regularly the Revenue would cover the 
Expenditure, but if such should not be the case they 
would have to fall back on the accumulated surplus of 
many years. He did not think the Society so " Dis- 
gustingly Rich" as was stated some time ago, and if 
the surplus fund should be touched at all it should be for 
the improvement of the premises. He then proposed 
that the Report and accounts be adopted, which was 
seconded by Mr. J. S. Hill. 
Rev. J. Foreman asked whether the vote of $2,000 to 
the Agricultural Committee still stood ? 
The Treasurer replied that as it had not been drawn he 
considered it to have lapsed, and had included it in his 
surplus. 
Rev. J. Foreman said that the money having been 
placed at the disposal of the Agricultural Committee by 
resolution, must remain at their disposal until that 
resolution is rescinded. 
The Treasurer in reply to a question of Mr. N. D. 
Davis said that the Subscriptions received in 1887 were 
$900, less than in 1886. 
Mr. N. D. Davis suggested that the Arrears of Sub- 
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