And now, gentlemen, this is our record, a report of our society which has resisted the fatal crisis better than agriculture, industries and commerce. Your funds, confided to my keeping, have been made profitable, not as much so as I could wish, but better than any one could hope for. I will say no more; I leave the figures to speak for themselves. Arithmetic is more eloquent than Demosthenes. The society capital, limited at first to the modest sum of 50,000 francs, has increased to 120,000 by three successive issuings of bonds of 500 francs. Our gross receipts, from May 1, 1855, to April 30, 1856, are 261,482 francs. Expenses as follows: Tithes paid to churches and monasteries 26,148 Interest on capital of the legal tax of 10 per cent per 100 12,000 ------- 38,148 Report. Pay and board for 80 men at 650 francs per capita 52,000 Material, arms, etc. 7,056 Repairing the road to Thebes, which had become impassable and where there were no travelers to hold up 2,540 Expense of watching the highways 5,835 Rent for office 3 Subsidizing some journalists 11,900 Rewards to various employes of the judicial and administrative orders 18,000 ------- Total 135,482 If this sum is deducted from the gross receipts, there are left, net 126,000 According to the statutes, the above is apportioned as follows: Reserve funds in the Bank of Athens 6,000 Share belonging to Agent 40,000 Share-holders' part 80,000 333 francs, 33 c. per share. Add to the 333 francs, 33 c., 50 francs interest and 25 francs in reserve funds, and you will have a total of 408 francs, 33 c. per share. Your money is then drawing nearly 82 per cent. Such are the results, gentlemen, of the last campaign. Judge what the future will be, when our country and our operations shall be free from the foreign power which presses so heavily."