The following Abstract was originally printed in two columns. The headings “Receipts” and “Expenditure” have been added for clarity.
An ABSTRACT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, from the 27th April, 1841, to the 30th April, 1842.
| RECEIPTS | ||||
| £. | s. | d. | ||
Balance of last year’s account | 393 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1841, April 27th, to 1842, April 30th. | Received on account of Subscriptions of members in arrear | 68 | 0 | 0 |
The like on account of Subscriptions due 1st May, 1841 | 956 | 0 | 0 | |
Two half-year’s dividends on £574. 13s. 8d. 3 percent. consols, standing in the names of the Trustees for theSociety | 17 | 4 | 8 | |
Compositions received from six members | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
Total receipts for the year | £1,494 | 16 | 10 | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||||||||||
| £. | s. | d. | |||||||||
Paid for the purchase of £166. 13s. 4d. 3 per cent.consols, invested for the benefit of the Society | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Paid for printing and paper of 1,250 copies of “The IrishNarratives” | 96 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
The like of “Walter Mapes” | 277 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
The like of “Nicander Nucius” | 98 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
The like of “Metrical Romances” | 109 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
Paid for binding copies of the past year’s books, not beforecharged | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
The like for binding 1,200 copies of “The Irish Narratives” | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
The like for binding 1,200 copies of each of the three books publishedfor this year | 153 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
Paid for delivery and transmission of 1,200 copies of the “IrishNarratives,” and of each of the three works for the presentyear—at 2d. per book, with paper for wrappers, expense of parcels,&c. | 36 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
Paid for lithographic fac-simile, and printing paper for thesame | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
Paid for transcripts and other expenses of a like kind, connected withworks published and in progress | 40 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Paid for printing Reports, Lists of Members, Prospectuses, Circulars andother miscellaneous printing | 32 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
Paid expenses of last general meeting | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
One quarter of a year’s payment for keeping the Accounts and GeneralCorrespondence of the Society | 13 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
Paid for stationery, postage, and various petty cash expenses | 15 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 411 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| £1,494 | 16 | 10 | |||||||||
The Treasurer has also reported to us that the Secretary and himself have made arrangements by which they hope, during the ensuing year, almost, if not altogether, to get rid of all arrear of outstanding subscriptions. We trust that the Members will assist them in this very desirable object; and especially that Members resident in the country will transmit their subscriptions at once to the Treasurer by Post Office orders. The adoption of this course has been suggested by several of the Local Secretaries; and it is obvious that it will greatly lessen the troublesome and not very agreeable duties, which are thrown upon those officers by the present practice, will lessen the number of mistakes, and will greatly promote the prosperity of the Society.
Dated the 30th April, 1842.
| (Signed) | Lancelot Sharpe. B. Corney. |