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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
February  16,  1899. 
The  Council  have  the  sad  duty  of  recording  the  death  of  forty-seven 
Fellows  during  the  year,  and  among  them  they  regret  to  find  the  names 
of  Baron  Ferdinand  de  Rothschild,  M.P.  ;  Lord  Newton,  Mr.  Christopher 
Sykes,  the  Earl  of  Sefton,  the  Plarl  of  Lathom,  Lady  Cromer,  Lady 
Repton,  Sir  Richard  Quain,  Sir  Stuart  Knill,  Bart.  ;  Sir  James  Bain, 
Hon.  E.  S.  Parker  Jervis,  Professor  Dr.  Allman,  ]VIr.  Latimer  Clarke, 
M.  C.  Bernardin,  Dr.  Johan  Lange,  Rev.  D.  A.  Beaufort,  Dr.  I’ Anson, 
Mr.  H.  M,  Matheson,  Mr.  G.  T.  Clarke,  Mr.  Edmund  Tonks,  Mr.  Charles 
Sharpe,  Mr,  T.  B.  Potter,  and  others. 
A  scheme  for  the  affiliation  of  local  horticultural  societies  was  put 
forward  in  1890,  and  100  local  societies  have  availed  themselves  of  it. 
The  Council  express  the  hope  that  Fellows  will  promote  the  affiliation  of 
local  horticultural  and  cottage  garden  societies  in  their  own  immediate 
neighbourhood. 
At  the  request  of  some  of  the  Fellows,  the  Council  have  arranged  to 
send  r  reminder  of  every  show  (in  the  week  preceding  it)  to  any  Fellow 
who  will  send  to  the  R.H.S.  Office,  117,  Victoria  Street,  Westminster, 
twenty-four  halfpenny  post-cards,  fully  addressed  to  himself,  or  to  whom¬ 
soever  he  wishes  the  reminder  sent. 
The  Council  recommend  that  (with  the  exception  of  the  Secretary) 
the  salaries  of  the  principal  officers  of  the  Society — the  Superintendent, 
the  Cashier,  and  the  Assistant-Superintendent — should  continue  as  here- 
i  tofore.  The  Secretary  having  now  completed  ten  years  of  service  to  the 
j  Society,  the  Council  recommend  that  an  addition  of  £50  a  year  be  made 
to  his  salary. 
The  programme  for  the  ensuing  year  will  be  found  in  the  Arrange¬ 
ments  for  the  3'ear  1899,  lately  issued  to  all  Fellows. 
Subjoined  is  the  usual  revenue  and  expenditure  account,  with  the 
balance-sheet  for  the  year  ending  December  Slat,  1898. 
ANNUAL  REVENUa  AND  EXPENDITURE  ACCOUNT  FOR  YEAR  ENDING  31st  DECEMBER,  1898. 
Dr. 
To  ESTABLISHMENT  EXPENSES  — 
Salaries  and  Wages  . £471  10  0 
Rent  of  Office  .  173  .3  0 
Printing  and  Stationery  .  23t  11  11 
Journal — Printing  and  Postage  .  1041  0  0 
Postages .  118  19  3 
Coal  and  Gas  .  '  ...  4  4  7 
Donation  to  Auricula  and  Primula  Society  ...  10  0  0 
Miscellaneous  .  124  4  1 
Commission  on  Advertisements,  Journal,  &c.  27  3  1 
Painting  Orchid  Pictures  .  17  10 
,,  VICTORIA  MEDAL  (Diploma) . 
,,  LINDLEY  LIBRARY  . 
„  SHOWS  and  MEETINGS— 
Rent  of  Drill  Hall  and  Cleaning  . £108  10  0 
Temple  Show  .  663  3  2 
Crystal  Palace  Fruit  Show  .  316  4  11 
„  PRIZES  and  MEDALS— 
Rose  Show  .  £50  10  0 
Committee  Awards,  &c .  220  3  9 
Expenses  Floral  Meetings  and  Conferences  ...  36  14  4 
Labour  .  , .  83  8  4 
„  CHISWICK  GARDENS— 
Rent,  Rates,  Taxes,  and  Insurance  . £231  12  4 
Superintendent’s  Salary  .  200  0  0 
Pension,  late  Superintendent .  180  0  0 
Labour  .  779  5  7 
Implements,  Manure,  Soil,  Packing,  &c.  ...  166  14  0 
Coal  and  Coke .  208  8  9 
Repairs  .  55  12  9 
Water  and  Gas .  16  13  11 
Miscellaneous  .  70  19  8 
•£2218 
34 
169 
16  11 
14  0 
4  1 
£1087  18  1 
£390  16  5 
£1909  7  0 
„  BALANCE  to  GENERAL  REVENUE  ACCOUNT 
To  SUNDRY  CREDITORS . 
,,  SUBSCRIPTIONS,  1899,  paid  in  advance 
,,  ADVERTISEMENTS,  1899,  paid  in  advance  ... 
„  CRYSTAL  PALACE  SHOW,  1899,  paid  in 
advance  . 
„  ROSE  PRIZES,  1899,  paid  in  advance . 
„  LIFE  COMPOSITIONS,  Slat  December,  1897 
Do.  do.  1898 
,,  GENERAL  REVENUE  ACCOUNT— 
Balance,  1st  January,  1898  . 
Less  Loss  on  (unpaid)  Subscriptions,  1897  ... 
„  Balance  for  the  year  1898,  as  per  Revenue  and 
Expenditure  Account  ...  . 
£5810 
1293 
16  6 
7  4 
£7104  3  10 
By  ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTIONS  ... 
„  SHOWS  and  MEETINGS— 
Temple  Show  ...  . 
Crystal  Palace  Fruit  Show 
Drill  Hrll  Meetings  ...  .  ... 
„  ADVERTISEMENTS  in  JOURNAL 
„  SALE  of  JOURNAL  . 
„  MISCELLANEOUS  RECEIPTS  .. 
„  DIVIDENDS— 
Davis  Bequest  and  Parry’s  Legacy 
Consols,  £1750  . 
Local  Loans,  £1700  . 
INTEREST  on  DEPOSIT 
PRIZES  and  MEDALS  .. 
CHISWICK  GARDENS— 
Produce  sold  . 
Students’  fees 
Admissions  . 
Miscellaneous  receipts  .. 
Cr. 
£4249  16  6 
£1403  16 
242  15 
37  17 
11 
6 
0 
£1689  9  5 
400  6  4 
60  7  4 
34  3  4 
£56  18 
46  0 
49  6 
£152  5  0 
27  11  9 
53  4  3 
£358  16 
31  10 
3  9 
43  3 
10 
I) 
6 
7 
£436  19  11 
£7104  3  10 
We  have  examined  the  above  accounts,  and  find  the  same  correct. 
(Signed) 
HARRY  TURNER,  ) 
ALFRED  H.  PEARSON,  ^ 
JAMES  H.  VEITCH,  I 
Auditors. 
9fA  January.,  1899. 
BALANCE-SHEET.  31st  DECEMBER,  1898. 
HARPER  BROS.,  Chartered  Accountants, 
10,  Trinity  Square,  Tower  Hill,  E.C. 
£36 
16 
5 
CO 
0 
14 
6 
4 
7 
0 
2 
2 
0 
5 
5 
0 
£142 
8 
6 
£548 
14 
0 
.333 
18 
0 
CO 
00 
12 
0 
£4575 
5 
10 
11 
11 
0 
£4563 
14 
10 
1293  7  4 
£5857  2  2 
By  SUNDRY  DEBTORS— 
Annual  Subscriptions  outstanding  estimated 
at  ...  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
Garden  Produce . 
Advertisements  ...  . 
Rates  and  Taxes  (Chiswick)  paid  in  advance 
Interest  on  Local  Loans  . 
£5 
40 
131 
20 
12 
5 
1 
11 
15 
6 
INVESTMENTS— 
2J  per  cent.  Consols  £2122  85.  9d.  cost  £1892  11  3 
( £2022  8s.  9d.  of  this  sum  is  held  by  the 
Society,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the 
will  of  the  late  J.  Davis,  Esq.) 
2|  Consols  £1750  cosf£1768 
£209  19  1(> 
3  per  cent.  Local  Loans  £1700  , 
CASH  AT  LONDON  AND  COUNTY  BANK- 
On  Current  Account  . . 
On  Deposit  Account  . 
PETTY  CASH  IN  H.4ND—  v 
1922 
5 
12 
£5583  8  3 
£121 
1000 
4 
£6918  19  1 
We  have  examined  the  above  accounts,  and  find  the  same  correct.  (Signed)  HARRY  TURNER  ) 
ALFRED  H.  PEARSON  > Auditors. 
9th  January,  1899.  JAMES  H.  VEITCH  J 
£112.5  11  0 
£6918  19  1 
HARPER  BROS.,  Chartered  Accountants, 
10,  Trinity  Square,  Tower  Hill,  E.C. 
In  moving  the  adoption  of  the  report  and  the  financial  statement,  which 
were  taken  as  read,  Sir  Trevor  referred  to  a  few  of  the  leading  points  in 
the  report,  which  is  given  in  full  herewith.  He  spoke  of  the  excellent 
status  of  the  Society',  of  the  splendid  work  done  by  the  Secretary  and 
other  officers  of  the  Society,  and  accorded  a  generous  word  of  praise  to 
the  members  of  the  various  Committees.  The  fact  ot  the  Bindley  Library 
having  now  been  put  in  proper  order  was  the  subject  of  a  few  remarks 
which  included  a  well  deserved  tribute  to  Dr.  M.  T.  Masters  (who  was 
unhappily  prevented  from  attending  owing  to  indisposition),  for  his  assist¬ 
ance  in  supervising  the  work  done  by  Mr.  Hutchinson.  The  crowding  at 
the  Temple  Show  was  alluded  to,  as  was  the  decision  to  reduce  those  im¬ 
mense  displays  that  “were  nothing  short  of  gigantic  advertisements.^ 
One  or  two  other  items  were  brought  prominently  forward,  but  the  state 
of  affairs  is  so  satisfactory  that  little  had  to  be  said.  Sir  W.  T.  Dyer 
seconded  the  adoption  of  the  report,  and  was  followed  by  Mr.  H.  J.  Elwes, 
who  spoke  with  force  on  one  or  two  points,  m?re  particularly  alluding  to 
the  Library  and  the  awarding  of  medals. 
