The year's balance to the credit of the Mission' is some $30 more than that of the previous year, and the expenditure on most items of the account has been less. The amount against insurance is higher, because the rates have been raised and it includes the premia for two years, so that this item will not appear in the next statement. The subscriptions and donations, if we exclude stamps to the value of $50 presented by Mr. and. Little of Chungking, are about the same as in the previous year. Of these stamps $25 worth have been sold and the others are moving off. The usual Christmas tea left a balance to the credit of the Mission of $21.30.
all those interested in the Mission would subscribe towards it, our funds would be materially increased and we could make good use of the money,
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