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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys. Expenditure.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Expenditure .
By amount paid for Education and Books , to Christmas , 184 S ...... £ 231 0 0 Clothing—Mr . Adlard , Tailor , for Clothing and Caps . 112 13 0 Mr . Monnery for Stockings and Gloves . 14 10 4 White and Greenwell , for Linen Cloth . 23 4 3 Royal Freemasons' Charity for Girls , for Making Shirts . . . 12 5 0
Mr . Laughton , for Boots . . . 48 13 6 Apprentice Premiums . . . . 18 6 6 Printing and Stationery . . . . . 29 5 0 Advertisements . . . . . . 6 3 0 Rent and Fire Insurance to Christmas , 1848 . . 102 0 0 Secretary—One Year ' s Salary to Michaelmas , 1848 . 40 0 0 Do . Annual Gratuity for past Services 20 0 0
. Collector—One Year ' s Commission , 1848 . . 15 2 o Messenger—One Year ' s Salary to Christmas , 1848 . 10 0 0 General Repairs . . . . . . 1 11 O Petty Disbursements . . . . 15 1 9 Purchase of 200 / . Stock , New 3 ^ per Cents . . . 189 0 0 Balance in Banker ' s hand . . . 198 6 9
£ 1087 2 1 Total Receipts , from Feb . 26 , 1848 , to March 3 , 1849 £ 1087 2 1 March 3 , 1849 . Examined the foregoing Account between the 26 th February , 1848 , and the 3 rd March , 1849 , both inclusive , and inspected the Vouchers , and found the same correct .
J . C . FOURDRINIER , - \ S . STAPLES , C Auditors . THOMAS WARING , ) A most searching' investigation has been made into the Financial Statistics of this Charity , it appearing that the expenses were enormously incommensurate with the receipts , and that the advantages were not sufficiently carried out . A most admirable report was drawn up and
circulated , and a meeting was held on the 14 th May for the purpose of taking the said report into consideration ; however , the pear was not ripe —a wedge was , it is true , very gently inserted , and time may enable the zealous and true friends of the Charity to drive the wedge home" principiis obsta . " The report should be in the hands of every Mason .
THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , May . —The Annual General Meeting was held for the purpose of receiving reports , and for the election of candidates . The report of the meeting , as forwarded by a correspondent , is so contradictory , that we prefer abiding the resuit of a public circular than misleading our readers . The scrutineers , however , appear to have either been indifferent accountants , or the lists must have been most wofully incorrect ; it was not until after three attempts at a proof , that the result was attained .
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys. Expenditure.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Expenditure .
By amount paid for Education and Books , to Christmas , 184 S ...... £ 231 0 0 Clothing—Mr . Adlard , Tailor , for Clothing and Caps . 112 13 0 Mr . Monnery for Stockings and Gloves . 14 10 4 White and Greenwell , for Linen Cloth . 23 4 3 Royal Freemasons' Charity for Girls , for Making Shirts . . . 12 5 0
Mr . Laughton , for Boots . . . 48 13 6 Apprentice Premiums . . . . 18 6 6 Printing and Stationery . . . . . 29 5 0 Advertisements . . . . . . 6 3 0 Rent and Fire Insurance to Christmas , 1848 . . 102 0 0 Secretary—One Year ' s Salary to Michaelmas , 1848 . 40 0 0 Do . Annual Gratuity for past Services 20 0 0
. Collector—One Year ' s Commission , 1848 . . 15 2 o Messenger—One Year ' s Salary to Christmas , 1848 . 10 0 0 General Repairs . . . . . . 1 11 O Petty Disbursements . . . . 15 1 9 Purchase of 200 / . Stock , New 3 ^ per Cents . . . 189 0 0 Balance in Banker ' s hand . . . 198 6 9
£ 1087 2 1 Total Receipts , from Feb . 26 , 1848 , to March 3 , 1849 £ 1087 2 1 March 3 , 1849 . Examined the foregoing Account between the 26 th February , 1848 , and the 3 rd March , 1849 , both inclusive , and inspected the Vouchers , and found the same correct .
J . C . FOURDRINIER , - \ S . STAPLES , C Auditors . THOMAS WARING , ) A most searching' investigation has been made into the Financial Statistics of this Charity , it appearing that the expenses were enormously incommensurate with the receipts , and that the advantages were not sufficiently carried out . A most admirable report was drawn up and
circulated , and a meeting was held on the 14 th May for the purpose of taking the said report into consideration ; however , the pear was not ripe —a wedge was , it is true , very gently inserted , and time may enable the zealous and true friends of the Charity to drive the wedge home" principiis obsta . " The report should be in the hands of every Mason .
THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , May . —The Annual General Meeting was held for the purpose of receiving reports , and for the election of candidates . The report of the meeting , as forwarded by a correspondent , is so contradictory , that we prefer abiding the resuit of a public circular than misleading our readers . The scrutineers , however , appear to have either been indifferent accountants , or the lists must have been most wofully incorrect ; it was not until after three attempts at a proof , that the result was attained .