January  18,  1900. 
JOURNAL  (XF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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The  Committee  are  glad  to  be  able  to  announce  that  the  additional 
sum  required  to  complete  the  “  Victorian  Era  Fund”  has  been  obtained, 
the  total  amount  thus  raised  for  this  fund  being  £5000,  which  has  been 
in^^ested  in  Great  Western  Railway  5  per  Cent.  Consolidated  Stock,  the 
interest  derived  therefrom,  it  may  again  be  stated,  being  devoted 
exclusively  to  the  benefit  of  unsuccessful  candidates  who  have  been 
subscribers  to  the  Institution. 
During  the  year  the  following  persons  have  benefited  from  this 
Fund,  and  the  grateful  letters  which  have  been  received  from  them 
show  how  much  the  help  was  needed,  and  how  keenly  it  was  appre¬ 
ciated  : — David  Banning,  £8  ;  Andrew  Bryan,  £10  ;  Sarah  Bullen,  £5  ; 
George  Chitty,  £10  ;  Jane  R.  Edwards,  £10;  Thomas  Evans,  £5  ;  John 
Gibbons,  £10;  William  Gould,  £2;  Elizabeth  Hackwell,  £8;  Samuel 
Mills,  £6 ;  Lucy  Mitchell,  £7;  Francis  Nixon,  £10;  William  Thomas, 
£2;  Isabella  Watt,  £10 ;  George  IV'ills,  £10.  Two  of  the  above  have 
since  passed  away,  and  the  timely  aid  thus  afforded  to  them  was 
doubly  acceptable. 
The  Committee  have  also  to  announce  that  the  Good  i  Samaritan 
Fund,  which  was  inaugurated  at  the  commencement  of  the  year,  has 
received  contributions  to  the  amount  of  £520  l7s.  Of  this  amount 
£520  has  been  invested  in  2f  per  cent,  consols.  The  object  of  this 
Fund  is  to  grant  temporary  relief  in  urgent  cases  of  trouble  and 
distress.  The  Committee  therefore  very  earnestly  commend  the  Fund 
to  the  practical  sympathy  and  support  of  their  friends. 
In  concluding  their  report,  the  Committee  have  to  refer  with  great 
regret  to  the  losses  the  institution  has  sustained  during  the  past  year 
by  the  death  of  many  supporters,  amongst  whom  they  have  to  record 
with  deep  sorrow  that  of  their  valued  and  generous  President,  the 
Duke  of  Westminster.  His  Grace  had  occupied  the  office  of  President 
for  a  period  of  twenty-one  years,  and  throughout  the  whole  of  that 
time  had  evinced  a  warm  interest  in  its  work,  and  was  ever  ready  to 
afford  it  his  powerful  aid,  both  by  his  advice  and  practical  support. 
His  Grace  will  be  greatly  missed,  and  the  Committee  deeply  deplore 
his  decease.  They  have  also  to  refer  to  the  death  of  their  old  friend 
and  colleague  Mr.  John  Lee.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  Institu¬ 
tion  for  sixty  years,  and  as  Chairman  of  Committee  and  Trustee  for 
many  years  had  taken  an  active  interest  in  its  affairs.  He  died  at  the 
ripe  old  age  of  ninety-six,  beloved  by  everyone,  and  warmly  appreciated 
for  his  devoted  services  to  the  Institution.  The  Committee  have  like¬ 
wise  to  record  their  great  regret  at  the  death  of  their  colleague  Mr.  M. 
Dunn  of  Dalkeith  and  they  desire  to  take  this  opportunity  of  expressing 
their  high  appreciation  of  his  efforts  on  behalf  of  the  Institution. 
These  many  losses  have  created  gaps  in  the  ranks  of  the  supporters 
of  the  Institution  which  it  will  be  difficult  to  fill,  and  the  Committee 
therefore  plead  the  more  earnestly  for  new  friends  and  helpers  to 
take  the  places  of  those  who  have  passed  away. 
Dll.  BALANCE  SHEET,  1899. 
To  Balance  ...  ...  .  . 
,,  Amount  on  deposit  ...  ...  . 
„  Annual  subscriptions  . 
,,  Donations  at  Festival,  &c.,  including  collecting 
cards  ...  ...  ...  . 
,,  Donations,  Victorian  Era  Fund . 
,,  „  Good  Samaritan  Fund,  including 
legacy  from  the  late  Mr.  John  Lee  . 
„  Return  of  income  tax  . 
,,  Advertisements  in  annual  list  ...  . 
,,  Dividends  and  interest  . 
£1574  5  0 
LOGO  G  10 
383  12  G 
.520  17  0 
24  11  3 
38  17  0 
912  7  9 
£97.5  11  4 
2G92  10  0 
5014  17  10 
£8082  19  2 
Ck. 
By  Pensions  and  gratuities  . 
«  •  • 
•  •• 
„  Expenses  of  annual  meeting  and  election 
•  •  • 
„  Secretary’s  salary . 
£275 
0 
0 
„  Office  assistance  .  . 
2G  10 
0 
,,  Rent  of  office,  firing,  lighting,  Ac.  . 
67 
3 
1 
,,  Printing,  including  annual  reports  and  lists  of 
subscribers,  appeals,  Ac.  ...  . 
102 
0 
0 
„  Stationery  . 
26 
7 
0 
„  Expenses  Festival  .  ...  £lGo  10  1 
„  Less  dinner  deductions  .  90  6  0 
75 
10 
1 
„  Wreath,  the  late  Mr.  John  Lee  . 
3 
3' 
0 
,,  Advertisement  ...  ...  . 
3 
3 
0 
,,  Postages,  including  repjorts,  voting  paper#. 
appeals,  Ac.  .  . 
50 
14 
6 
„  Travelling  expenses . 
9 
4 
8 
„  Carriage,  telegrams,  and  incidental  expenses  ... 
8 
12 
0 
„  New  ofiSce  safe  ...  . 
7 
17 
G 
,,  Bank  charges  . 
0 
3 
0 
,,  Transferred,  Victoria  Era  Fund  . 
383 
12 
6 
,,  „  Good  Samaritan  Fund  . 
520 
17 
0 
,,  Amount  placed  on  deposit . 
3115 
10 
0 
,,  Balance  with  Treasurer  ...  . 
980 
0 
0 
,,  „  „  Secretary  . 
0 
8 
7 
£3011  17 
14  19 
368  13 
286  15 
4019  19 
980  14 
0 
9 
1 
3 
6 
£8082  19  2 
VICTORIAN  ERA  FUND.  Bal.vnce  Sheet,  1899. 
To  Balance 
„  Dividends  . 
,,  Donations  . 
„  Returned  income  tax 
£127  .3  4 
.36:;  12  0 
3  19  4 
£505  10  G 
514  15  2 
£1080  5  8 
By  gratuities  to  unsuccessful  candidates  . 
„  Purcha.se  of  £.503  Great  Western  Railway  5  per 
cent.  Cons.  Stock,  at  £182^  .  910  14  4 
,,  Commission  (reduced)  .  3  G  3 
„  Stamps  and  fee  .  4  ig  1; 
„  Balance  . 
114  10  0 
924  19  I 
40  10  7 
£1080  5  8 
GOOD  SAMARITAN  FUND.  Balance  Sheet,  1899. 
To  Donations  . 4;520  17  0 
£520  17  0 
By  Purchase  of  £523  15s.  8d.,  2f  per  cent.  Consols 
at99J  .  .519  4  0 
,,  Commission  and  stamps  .  0  16  0 
,,  Balance 
520  0  0 
0  17  0 
£520  17  0 
Having  audited  the  accounts,  we  certify  the  same  to  be  correct;  the  books 
are  well  and  accurately  kept.  We  have  also  satisfied  ourselves  that  the 
securities  of  the  invested  fund.s  are  in  the  hands  of  the  bankers,  through 
whom  the  dividends  are  remitted. 
9<A  January,  1900. 
Thomas  Swift, 
Thomas  Manning, 
J.  WiLLAllU, 
'^Auditors, 
Mr.  Veitch  in  moving  the  adoption  of  the  report  and  balance  sheet 
was  as  usual  brief  and  very  much  to  tho  point.  He  considered  the 
affairs  of  the  Institution  as  shown  in  the  official  statements  to  be  in 
a  most  satisfactory  state,  indeed  he  said  the  year  1899  was  to  be 
characterised  as  the  most  successful  in  the  annals  of  the  Society.  He 
referred  to  the  completion  of  the  Victorian  Era  Fund,  and  also  to  the 
fact  that  the  Good  Samaritan  Fund,  which  was  first  mooted  a  year 
ago,  was  already  firmly  established,  and  did  not  doubt  but  that,  as  in 
the  case  of  the  first-named  fund,  it  would  prove  of  inestimable  value 
in  giving  temporary  relief  to  necessitous  cases.  He  then  moved  : 
“  That  the  report  of  the  Committee,  together  with  the  statement  of 
accounts,  as  audited  and  certified,  for  the  past  year  now  read  be 
received  and  adopted,  and  that  the  best  thanks  of  this  meeting  be 
presented  to  the  Committee  for  their  able  management  of  the  affairs  of 
the  Institution  for  the  past  year.”  Dr.  Masters  seconded  the  pro- 
fiosition,  which  was  carried  unanimously. 
The  following  elections  of  officers  was  promptly  proceeded  with, 
and  in  no  case  was  there  a  single  objection  raised. 
“  That  Mr.  Harry  J.  Veitch  be  re-elected  Treasurer,  and  that  the 
best  thanks  of  this  meeting  be  presented  to  him  for  his  invaluable 
services  to  the  Institution  for  the  past  year.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  W. 
Denning,  seconded  by  Mr.  Osborn. 
“That  Mr.  George  J.  Ingram  be  re-elected  Secretary.”  Proposed 
by  Mr.  Geo.  Monro,  seconded  by  Mr.  Goo.  Wythes. 
‘‘  That  Messrs.  W.  Y.  Baker,  J.  Hudson,  S.  M.  Segar,  H.  Turner, 
and  H.  Tillman,  who  retire  by  rotation,  be  re-elected  members  of 
Committee,  and  that  Messrs.  John  A.  Laing  and  John  Jennings  be 
elected  members  of  Committee  in  the  places  of  Mr.  John  Laing,  who 
retires,  and  Mr.  M.  Dunn,  deceased.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  H.  J.  Cutbush, 
seconded  by  Mr.  W.  Roupell. 
“  That  Messrs.  Thomas  Manning,  Thomas  Swift,  and  Jesse  Willard 
be  re-elected  Auditors  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  that  the  best  thanks  of 
this  meeting  be  presented  to  them  for  their  kind  services  during  the 
l)aBt  year.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  J.  Hill  White,  Worcester ;  seconded  by 
Mr.  W.  Denning. 
“  That  Messrs.  W.  F.  Beste,  W.  Crane,  H.  Higgins,  W.  Johnson,  and 
R.  A.  Jack  be  re-elected  Arbitrators  for  the  ensuing  year.”  Proposed 
by  Mr.  A.  J.  Baker,  seconded  by  Mr.  W.  Iceton. 
“  That  William  Armstrong,  Andrew  Bryan,  Thomas  Chapman, 
George  Chitty,  William  Hole,  Francis  Nixon,  Samuel  Smalley,  Richard 
H.  Smith,  Joseph  Willis,  John  Wilson,  whose  cases  have  been 
investigated  and  appear  to  be  deserving  and  necessitous,  be  placed  on 
the  pension  list  without  election  under  the  power  conferred  by 
rule  iii,  5.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Veitch,  seconded  by  Mr.  S.  Osborn. 
“  That  Mr.  Edwin  G.  Monro  and  Mr.  Thomas  Manning  be  elected 
scrutineers,  with  full  power  to  decide  all  questions  arising  out  of  voting 
papers.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  W.  Roupell,  seconded  by  Mr.  W.  looton. 
