Abstract of Report for 1884.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 17, 1884, Page 455

Abstract of Report for 1884. Twenty-three new members have been elected during the year. The losses have been, by death, 7; by resignation, 9; and by non-payment of subscriptions, 7; making 23 in all. The number on the register at the present time (304) is thus the same as at the commencement of the year. The total revenue of the ordinary account has been £687 1s. 6d., of which £297 3s. consisted of members' subscriptions. The expenditure has reached the sum of £708 16s., leaving a debit balance of £21 14s. 10d. The amount of the Costley bequest was stated to be £12,016 1s. 10d. Of this sum £7,000 had been invested in mortgage on good freehold security, £2,500 had been applied to the purchase of freehold property, and the balance was waiting suitable investment. Portions of the landed endowment of the Museum had been sold, and nearly £900 had been received from that source.

Six meetings were held during the session, at which 20 papers on various scientific and literary subjects were read. A short sketch was gives of the progress of the Museum and Library during the year, and the principal additions were briefly alluded to.