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The Auditing Committee submitted the following report:

To the Honorable Board of Trustees: ; Your Auditing: Committee r e p o r t t h a t t h e y have examined w a r r a n t s a n d v o u c h e r s from No. 551 to 750, both inclusive, a n d find t h e m to all a p p e a r a n c e correct, a s r e p o r t e d by t h e B u s i n e s s Agent, also that they find the T r e a s u r e r ' s report correct, a n d t h e y recommend, t h e approval of both reports. J. T. PEARMAN, GEO. C. EISENMAYER, Committee.

The report was approved. The following appropriations from current funds were made for the six months ending February 18th, 1886: For Current Expenses.

$-(300 00 18,524 00 1,580 00 25 00 2,000 00 800 00 50 00 100 00 356 86

Board e x p e n s e Salaries for i n s t r u c t i o n Salaries for services Buildings and g r o u n d s F u e l a n d lights S t a t i o n e r y and p r i n t i n g . . < Nebraska lands Library and apparatus I n c i d e n t a l expense Mechanical d e p a r t m e n t A rchitectural department Agricultural d e p a r t m e n t Horticultural department Laboratories Military d e p a r t m e n t « SundriesGymnasium E n g r a v i n g for reporc Drawings, Architectural department Seal a n d d i p l o m a plate D r a w i n g d e s k s and bulletin b o a r d s in Architectural d e p a r t m e n t L e B a r o n E n t o m o l o g i c a l Collection, e x p e n s e s Total

$500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 50 00 $75 00 65 00 30 50 200 00 35 00 25 00 -

2,550 00

430 50

$27,016 36

$250 from the State Appropriations for Buildings a n l Grounds were appropriated for the completion of the rooms of the Laboratory of Natural History. The matter of an over expenditure of $80.99 above the appropriation in fitting up janitor's rooms, was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds for report at next meeting. For the furnishing of the Zoological Laboratory $400 were appropriated from such funds as were not otherwise assigned. The Begent and Prof Bicker asked, and were granted further time for their report on permanent water supply. A. bill of traveling expenses of the Begent amounting to $156.86 was audited and allowed, and a warrant for the same was ordered to be drawn. Trustee Bennett, from special committee, made the following report:

To the Board of Trustees: Your committee t o w h o m w a s referred the m a t t e r of t h e petition of F o s t e r N o r t h ; b e g Jeave to report, t h a t i n a s m u c h as the said petition p r e s e n t s a q u e s t i o n of c o n s t i t u t i o n a l law, therefore t h e c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e m a t t e r of said petition be referred t o ' t h e A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l of this State, for his opinion on t h e q u e s t i o n of l a w r a i s e d t h e r e b y . S. M. MILLARD. S. H. PEABODY, C. BENNETT, Committee.