The volumes of the Transactions now on hand are—Vol. I., 410; vol. II., none; vol. III., none; vol. IV., none; vol. V., 50; vol. VI., 50; vol. VII., 150; vol. VIII., 20; vol. IX., 160; vol. X., 10; vol. XI., 70; vol. XII., 70; vol. XIII., 70; vol. XIV., not yet fully distributed.
From the Hon. Treasurer's balance-sheet it will be seen that there is a balance of £5 11s. 10d. to the credit of the Board, against which there is the balance due to the publishers of £12 13s. 2d.; on the other hand there is a considerable balance from the sale of volumes in the hands of the London Agents.
The Annual Reports of the various departments connected with the Institute are appended.
G. Randall Johnson,
Chairman.
Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1881–82.
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | ||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Balance in hand, 28th July, 1881 | 49 | 2 | 1 | Printing Vol. XIV. | 582 | 2 | 0 |
| Vote for 1881–82 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Purchase of second-hand Vols, of Transactions of New Zealand Institute, 5 vols., &c. | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Contributions from Wellington Philosophical Society (one sixth of annual revenue) | 20 | 19 | 10 | Miscellaneous | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sale of volumes | 19 | 19 | 0 | Balance in hand | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| £590 | 0 | 11 | £590 | 0 | 11 | ||
8th August, 1882.
Museum.
The number of names entered in the Visitors' Book during the year is 19,000 (week-days, 10,000; Sundays, 9,000) but, as mentioned in previous reports, this gives no adequate idea of the number of persons visiting the institution, as comparatively few care to sign the register. The usual average daily attendance is about fifty on week-days, and 150 on Sundays.
Natural History Collections.
The additions to this section have been somewhat extensive; but the excessively crowded state of the Museum Department renders the exhibition of recent acquisitions quite impossible, until further accommodation is provided.
