TEEASUEEES' EEPOET, 
1867-8. 
Presented at the Annual Meeting, 2nd April, 1 868. 
In presenting the Balance Sheet of the Plynaouth Institution 
and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society for the past year, 
your Treasurers regret to state that there has been a considerable 
falling off in the subscriptions, the number of members end 
associates who have paid being only 101. The amount received 
for the use of the Hall is also rather less than usual ; but two sums 
due from Societies, which will be received shortly, should be taken 
into consideration. 
While the income has been thus lessened, the expenditure seems 
to have increased, some of the items being large. The payments 
for additions to the building, in which are included the balance 
due for the completion of the alteration of cases in the Museum, 
and the cost of the new arrangements for lighting the Hall amount 
to £39. 16s. 4t^. ; and the Conversaziones absorb no less than 
£16. 15s. Ud. There are many outstanding accounts, so that, 
although a balance is shown in favour of the Institution, the fact 
really is, that, if all the liabilities were discharged, the Society 
w^ould be in debt to its Treasurers, who think it right to mention 
this that the Curators may be economical in their requirements 
during the coming year. 
J. L. COLLEY. 
J. BROOKING ROWE. 
