The Committee have much pleasure in laying before the members the accounts for past year.
The number of Members on the roll shows an increase of 53, including 24 names on the absent list.
The Bursaries of $100 and $50, voted at last annual meeting to the two best pupils of Scotch parentage at the Shanghai Public School, were awarded to Miss Olga Smith and Master Alex. Clements.
The Caledonian Ball, which was given at the Astor House, proved highly successful, and resulted in a surplus of Tls. 195. has been carried to credit of the Soci balance brought forward from last y Tls. 357.42, and at the close of the present year the amount in hand is Tls. 67¢
The Society have also on fixed deposit with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Tls. 1,500.00 to which one year's interest falls to be added on 20th November, and it has been decided to, place, on fixed deposit a further amount of Tls. 500.
Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending Seth September, 1896.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.