230 
THE GARDENING 
WORLD . 
March 18, 1905. 
1905. January 9th. 
To interest credited to members as per Ledger- 
Current members • ■ • • • • £455 7 1 
.Lapsed members. 48 1 4 
Subscriptions of members, 1904 and 1905 ... 
Subscriptions, arrears for 1903 
503 8 
1,679 17 
34 5 
£19,644 19 7 
Or. Expenditure. 
1905. January 9th. 
Py sick pay to members and amounts deducted 
from Members’ Rest bund during sick pay, 
transferred to the Benevolent Lund- 
Sick pay to members 
Deductions from Members’ Best Lund 
Amounts paid out as follows : — 
No. 178 to nominee 
No. 370 to nominee 
No. 1,026 to nominee 
No. 1,139 to nominee 
No. 1,269 to nominee 
No. 3 from deposit account 
No. 4 from deposit account 
No. 14 from deposit account 
No. 50 from deposit account 
No. 23 lapsed member 
No. 237 lapsed member . 
Proportion of interest on lapsed members’ 
account transferred to Managepient Lund... 
£327 
28 
28 
19 
8 
2 
4 
5 
6 
5 
6 
8 
32 
6 0 
10 5 
0 <j 
10 4 
13 d 
12 11 
5 5 
0 0 
0 0 
0 0 
0 0 
5 3 
8 0 
48 1 4 
£529 13 0 
Benefit members 
Lapsed members 
..£17.428 13 0 
.. 1,686 12 9 
By balance to date 
19.115 5 9 
BENEVOLENT L UND. 
Dr. Receipts. 
1904. January 11th. 
To balance brought forward. 
1905. January 9tli. 
To interest on "above amount (less income-tax) 
Subscriptions of members. 
Additional received by Secretary 
Arrears of members for 1903 
Subscriptions of honorary members 
Amount of deductions from Members’ Rest Fund 
during sick pay . 
£19,644 19 7 
...£4,017 4 0 
114 9 
121 18 
0 3 
8 4 
56 14 
Cr. 
1905. January 9th. 
*By amount granted to No. 
Expenditure. 
£4,347 
4 
14 
;; 50 
„ 103 
„ 294 
„ 301 
„ 476 
„ 536 
„ 121 
,, 1,139 
Mrs. E. Isted 
9 
5 
0 
0 
0 
28 10 5 
£20 16 0 
18 4 0 
20 16 0 
13 0 0 
10 0 
12 10 0 
5 0 0 
2 0 0 
14 0 0 
1 10 0 
5 14 7 
By balance to date ... 
114 10 7 
...4,232 13 0 
£4,347 3 7 
* These members are over 78 years of age. 
VOLUNTARY CONVALESCENT FUND. 
Dr. Receipts. 
1904. January 11th. 
To balance brought forward . ... ... £501 15 11 
1905. January 9th. 
To interest on above amount (less income-tax) ... 14 6 0 
Benefit members’ subscriptions . ... 7 17 10 
Donations— 
N. N. Sherwood, Esq. . ... ... 5 5 q 
£529 4 9 
Or. Expenditure. 
1905. January 9th. 
.. £1 
By amount granted to No. 189 
... 248 . 
10 
0 
.. 1 
10 
0 
„ 782 . • 
.. 1 
10 
0 
„ 783 . 
.. 1 
10 
0 
„ » 930 . 
1 
0 
0 
7 
0 
0 
By balance to date ... ... 
. 522 
4 
9 
£529 
4 
9 
MANAGEMENT FUND. 
Dr. Receipts. 
1904. January 11th. 
To balance brought forward . 
. £72 
4 
2 
1905. January 9th. 
To subscriptions of members 
119 
7 
0 
Arrears of members ... 
7 
13 
3 
Revocation fees and rules ... 
. O' 
10 
0 
Advertisements in Annual Report ... 
. 16 
6 
6 
Sale of Emblems 
. 1 
11 
6 
Additional received by Secretary ... 
0 
3 
6 
Interest on £1,686 12s. 9d. standing to the credit 
of lapsed members, transferred from Benefit 
Fund. 
. 48 
1 
4 
Cr. Expenditure. 
1905. January 9th. 
By Secretary’s salary 
£265 
17 
3 
£90 
0 
0 
Rent of room for meetings ... 
5 
10 
0 
Rent of Secretary’s room ... 
5 
0 
0 
Rent of National Safe 
1 
1 
0 
Postages 
22 
7 
4s 
Stationery and printing 
41 
0 
7 
Postal orders to sick members 
2 
9 
l k 
Carriage of parcels ... 
0 
16 
ll“ 
Treasurer’s and Trustees’ expenses 
1 
16 
10 
Auditors’ fees 
4 
4 
0 
Treasurer’s and Secretary’s guarantees ... 
2 
10 
0 
Bank charges ... . 
0 
0 
6 
Sundries, including expenses attending audit, 
railway fares, commission on sale of Emblems, 
waiter and postman 
6 
0 
7 
182 
16 
8 
Balance to date . 
83 
0 
7 
£265 17 3 
ihe Treasurer’s account gave the aggregate amounts from the 
various funds. The total receipts were £2,897 9s. 8 <l., and the 
expenditure £2,844 4s. Id., leaving a balance at the bank and 
in the hands of the secretary of £53 5s. 7cl. The statement of 
liabilities and assets shows that the liabilities are £24,853 
5s. 7d. the assets covering this consist of investments in stock, 
plus dejiosit at the bank, and cash in the hands of the treasurer 
and secretary. 
The auditors, W. Gunner, L.S.A.A., and T. H. Puzey, 
L.S.A.A., examined the accounts and found them correct as 
tier bankers’ pass book. 
In rising to propose the adoption of the report, the Chair¬ 
man spoke 1 at some considerable length on the affairs and 
prospects of the society. He had gone into the accounts 
minutely and tried to criticise them, but failed to find anything 
he could dispute or amend. The society was the best of its 
kind he knew. The management expenses were ridiculously 
low, and everything was carried on with, admirable economy by 
the executive committee and secretary. 
It was also announced that the rules of the society had been 
thoroughly revised and brought in line with the affairs and 
books of the society. 
One member present propo’sed that the age of admission to 
membership should be lowered,, to admit more young gardeners. 
It was afterwards proposed and agreed that 3,000 copies of 
the rules and the report be printed and distributed. The re¬ 
tiring members of the committee were re-elected. Mr. IV. 
Collins was re-elected secretary, and accorded great praise for 
the efficiency of work conscientiously carried out. The trustees 
were thanked. 
The society is about to leave the Caledonian Hotel, where its 
meetings have been held for many years past, and lias accepted 
terms from the Royal Horticultural Society to hold all its 
meetings at the new hall, Vincent Square, as from May 1st next. 
