Ryerson Memorial Volume / Prepared on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ryerson statute in the grounds of the Education department on the Queen's birthday, 1889

by J. George Hodgins

The Financial Results of the Appeals Made—Particulars of the Statue.

The following is the financial result of the labours of the committee up to the date of its final meeting on the 1st of June, 1889, viz.:—

Subscriptions received	$4,647 95
Legislative grant	2,000 00
City of Toronto grant	500 00
Interest on deposits	1,119 14
		$8,267 09
Cost of bronze statue	$5,100 00
Coat of granite pedestal	2,600 00
Fees and incidentals	381 09
		$8,081 09
		$186 00
To be expended on the Memorial Volume		186 00
Height of bronze figure		9 feet 6 inches.
Height of granite pedestal		10 feet 6 inches.

The granite of the pedestal is from a quarry at St. George, in New Brunswick—a Province which was the first early home of Dr. Ryerson's father and mother, after the close of the American Revolutionary War. Dr. Ryerson's mother was a native of New Brunswick as were his elder brothers and sisters.