OFFICE REPORT by Editor

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 13, 1858

OFFICE REPORT.

By Editor

HAVING reached the close of another volume, the friends of the cause may be interested in a statement of Office affairs at the present time.

The receipts of the current volume have been For the paper, $1447.01 From other sources. 28.25 $1475.26

Since the commencement of tho volume, Book Sales by mail have amounted to $237.59 On account. 163.23 $400.82

Of this amount however there has been paid only $180.54 Surplus of Book Sales from last Vol. 93.79

Total Receipts, $1749.59

The expenses of the Publishing Department have been, For material and sundries, $1315.18 For Office work, 773.95 Amount, $2091.13

Excess of Expenses over Receipts, $341.54

The Office has borrowed 800.00 It has cash on hand, 311.00 Stock on hand, 200.00 It still owes for work, 128.63 But there are due for books, 220.28 And there still remains due from subscribers on the paper, some 600.00

By this it will be seen that were the Office in possession of its dues, it could easily liquidate all debts, and have some surplus to work upon in future.

The REVIEW list, though not increasing so fast as we could wish, is nevertheless growing slowly, as the following facts will show:

We have had from the New England States, new subscribers, 54, stoppages 61, leaving a decrease of 7. From New York, new subscribers, 58, stoppages 33, leaving an increase of 25. From Ohio and Mich., new subscribers 177, stoppages 128, leaving an increase of 49. From the West, Ind., Ills., Wis., &c., new subscribers 93, stoppages 32, leaving an increase of 61. Whole number of new subscribers during the past volume 382, stoppages 254, leaving a net gain of 128.