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Rh, Antwerp, and Rotterdam steamship companies, and we herewith tender them our thanks for the assistance rendered.

We consider, of course, only such requests as can be proved to us to be worthy, for in many cases, unfortunately, the petitioner is perfectly able to pay the full price, and is merely trying to save part of the fare.

By an arrangement with the "German Emigrant House," which by its good management is growing in favor with the public, we were, enabled to furnish, at a small cost, ample and nourishing meals to a large number of emigrants, among whom many families in Castle Garden were obliged to await remittances from relatives. At Christmas and on Thanksgiving day the members of the Board contributed toward furnishing a number of extra meals, which were supplied to hundreds of needy emigrants.

The "German Legal Aid Society" has received this year as well assistance to the amount of $500 from the charitable fund of the Society, to enable it to continue its activity, but at the close of the year again finds itself in a position which makes its further existence doubtful. This is a matter of great regret, as the German Legal Aid Society, with its limited means, has done much good, helping many persons to obtain their rights who were not able to remunerate the services of a lawyer or pay the costs of a lawsuit.

From the Board of Apportionment of the City of New York we received of the Excise Fund, $2380.00 (against $3253.00 in 1882).

The Charity Committee, during the year 1883 had the following amount at its disposal:

On hand January 1st, 1888$713 00

Appropriations during the year 18838,500 00

From the Board of Apportionment of the City of

New York2,380 00—11,593 00

Expenditures11,288 00

Balance on hand Dec. 1st, 1883$305 00