In presenting the Report and accounts of the above Institution for the past year, the Committee regret that hey ha to announce deficit of some $500. This is mainly accounted fr by certainlatgo bills and fr aerated waters having been held back for six months instead of being sent in monthly as is the usual custom; and as the Treasurership had just changed hands, this was not noticed at the time, If the Committee had realised that the expenses were so far exceeding the profits of the House, they would have sent rounil the Subscription List at once, and so would probably have been able to meet all their liabilities. No subscriptions at all were asked for last year, but it is evident that the Institution cannot' be made entirely self-supporting, and the Committee must therefore at once appeal to their subscribers to enable them to restore their finances to a more satisfactory state. In other respects the retronpests for the past year compare favourably with its predocassors The number of visitors atthe Coffee House, 30,067, is larger than ever Before, owing to the constant presence in the harbour of British men-of-war, and the Institution has quite maintained its good name for-the satisfactory provision of all creature comforts.
Mrs. Warren was married in the spring to Mr, Ulbricht at that time on the telegraph ship, but now in the employment of the 1895. Or. By Balance from 1894 Interest from Bank 3 Receipts from30,067 visi Billiards Liquors Meals an Beds Balance due to H. & 8. Bank 7
$4,271
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