The income for the year derived from the investments and credited to the several funds, in proportion to the amount at which they stand on the Treasurer's books, was about five and five-eighths per cent. In submitting his final Report as Treasurer, and declining a re-election, the undersigned gratefully recognizes, as did his immediate predecessor, the Hon. Richard Frothingham, thirty years ago, the pleasant relations which have existed with the other members of the Society, and especially with the Council. In succession the undersigned and his predecessor have held the office for sixty years, or more than half the period which has elapsed since the formation of the Society. The unbroken harmony of so long a term of service is significant of the spirit |