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THE FLORIST. 
BRITISH POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Aug. 6.—The General Annual Meeting was held .this day. R. 
Hogg, Esq., in the chair. Mr. J. Small, of Colnbrook nursery, near 
Slough, was elected a member. The Assistant Secretary laid before the 
meeting a report of the progress of the Society, its present position, 
and its prospects for the ensuing year, showing that it was steadily, 
surely, and firmly established, and increasing in usefulness. He had 
to report the election of twenty new members during the past year. 
The number of members brought forward last year was one hundred 
and forty-eight, from which he had to announce the loss of five, who 
had died or resigned during the year. The number of members on the 
books on the 1st of August was shown to be one hundred and forty- 
three. 
The Treasurer laid before the meeting the accounts of the past year, 
from which it appeared that— 
£ s. d. £ s. d. 
The total receipts had been . . . .71100 
Added to a balance brought forward from 1855-56 24 17 0 
- 96 7 0 
And that the expenditure had been— 
For Rent..16 0 0 
Advertising. 5130 
Printing, Stationery, Postage, &c. . . . 22 12 4^ 
Fixtures and Furniture.5 2 6 
Carriage of Parcels and Expenses connected with 
Meetings.4 10 8 
Assistant Secretary’s Salary. 20 0 0 
- 73 18 6i 
Showing a balance to be carried forward of Cash - 
in hand. 22 8 5^ 
The following abstract shows the comparative receipts, expenditure, 
and prospects of the Society at the close of the financial years ending 
31st July, 1855, 1856, and 1857 
Received by Donations . . . . 
,, Entrance Fees . . . 
,, Subscriptions 
„ Arrears . . . . . 
Total of Receipts ..... 
Expenditure. 
PROSPECTIVE INCOME. 
Balance carried forward . 
Cash uncollected . . . . . 
Probable Revenue from members in 
ensuing year . . . . . 
Comparative Prospect July 1855, July, 
1856, and July, 1857 . 
July 31, 
1855. 
July 31, 
1856. 
July 31, 
1857. 
£ 
s. 
• 
£ 
s 
d. 
£ 
5. 
d. 
16 
10 
0 
34 
0 
0 
18 
0 
0 
9 
0 
0 
33 
10 
0 
49 
0 
0 
54 
10 
0 
• • • 
12 
0 
0 
8 
0 
0 
84 
0 
0 
79 
0 
0 
71 
10 
0 
62 
16 
2 
75 
6 
10 
73 
18 
21 
3 
10 
24 
17 
0 
22 
8 
5i 
17 
0 
0 
26 
0 
0 
38 
10 
0 
43 
10 
0 
63 
10 
0 
71 
10 
0 
1 
81 13 10 114 7 0 132 8 5^ 
