402 
Correspondence. 
{Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
AugUHt,  1911. 
The  Board  decided  to  withdraw  from  sale  those  copies  of  the 
U.S. P.  VlII  in  which  additions  and  corrections  have  not  been 
incorporated  in  the  text. 
An  inventory  has  been  prepared  of  all  of  the  articles  of  per- 
manent value  purchased  since  1900.  A  record  is  being  made  of  the 
location  and  condition  of  these  articles. 
Insurance  has  been  taken  out  on  the  electroplates  for  both  the 
Spanish  and  English  editions  which  are  in  the  hands  of  the  publisher. 
Also,  on  the  copies  of  both  the  English  and  Spanish  editions  which 
are  on  sale  in  the  hands  of  agents. 
An  auditing  committee  examined  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer, 
Samuel  L.  Hilton,  and  Secretary  of  the  Board,  H.  M.  Whelpley, 
and  found  the  same  correct.  Expenditures  are  first  authorized  by 
the  Board  and  the  bills  approved  by  the  person  under  whose  super- 
vision the  expense  is  incurred.  All  bills  are  next  sent  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board  to  be  audited.  The  Secretary  then  issues  a 
voucher  check  which  he  signs  and  forwards  to  Chairman  Beal,  who 
in  turn  signs  and  forwards  the  voucher  check  to  Treasurer  Hilton, 
who  signs  same  and  mails  it  to  the  payee.  The  original  bills  with 
notations  are  preserved  with  the  records  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Convention  and  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board  keep  duplicate  accounts  of  receipts  and  expenditures,  as  shown 
by  the  voucher  checks.  The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  same  for 
the  fiscal  year  just  closed  (May  i,  1910,  to  April  30,  191 1)  : 
Rfxeipts. 
May  23,  19JO,  To  balance  from  Treasurer  1900-1910.  .  .  .  $8394.01 
May  23  to  April  30,  191 1,  Sales  English  Edition   6188.02 
May  23  to  April  30,  191 1,  Sales  Spanish  Edition   1169.35 
May  23  to  April  30,  191 1,  Receipts  from  Use  of  Text.  .  .  .  290.00 
July  I,  1910,  Interest  on  Deposits,  American  S.  &  T.  Co..  88.91 
January  3,  1911.  Interest  on  Deposits,  American  S.  &  T. 
Co   83.02 
Total  Receipts    $16,213.31 
Expenditures. 
ipio-ii.  Expenses  iQio  Convention. — Supplies,  $79.70;  print- 
ing, $53.25;  general,  $15.73;  stenographic  report,  $375.38;  clerical, 
$198;  abstract,  $345.17;  total,  $1067.23. 
/.   Revision. — Clerical,   $1847.50;   meetings,   $13.89;  supplies, 
