1. During the whole of this period six day schools, with 330 children, were supported by the funds of the Institution; two Sunday schools were entirely supported by it, and a third one was occasionally assisted. Again, four from among the Sunday-school children were, during these two years, received into church fellowship. The total number of the children who received instruction in the day schools of the Institution, from its commencement up to May 26, 1848, amounted to 4,519. The number of the adult scholars who were instructed during this period in the adult school, which was supported by the funds of the Institution, amounted to 292; and the total number of adults who had instruction from March 5, 1834, to May 26, 1848, was 1,438. The total of the expenses connected with all these schools, during these two years, amounted to L886, 1s. 111/2d.
2. During this period were circulated 649 Bibles and 232 New Testaments. There were circulated from March 5, 1834, up to May 26, 1848, 5,746 Bibles and 3,760 New Testaments. During this period, L74, 9s. 10d. was expended of the funds of the Institution on this object.
3. From May 26, 1846, to May 26, 1848, was expended of the funds of the Institution on missionary objects, L1,559, 11s. 6d., whereby 43 laborers in the gospel, at home and abroad, were assisted.
4. During this period 64,021 tracts were circulated, and the sum of L63, 1s. 5d. was expended on this object of the funds of the Institution. The total number of tracts circulated from Nov. 19, 1840, to May 26, 1848, amounted to 163,668.
5. There were received into the four Orphan Houses, from May 26, 1846, to May 26, 1848, 51 orphans, who, together with those who were in the four houses on May 26, 1846, made up 172 in all.
On May 26, 1848, there were 122 orphans in the four houses. The number of the orphans under our care from April, 1836, to May 26, 1848, was 264. The total amount of expenditure in connection with the support of the orphans from May 26, 1846, to May 26, 1848, was L3,228, 5s. 11d.
I notice, in connection with the Orphan Houses, that _without any one having been personally applied to for anything by me_, the sum of L24,771, 19s. 83/4d. was given to me _as the result of prayer to God_ from the commencement of the work up to May 26, 1848. This sum includes the L11,062, 4s. 111/2d., which up to May 26, 1848, had been given towards the building fund. It may be interesting to the reader to know that the total amount which was given as free contributions for the other objects, from the commencement of the work up to May 26, 1848, was L7,060, 14s. 13/4d.; and that which came in by the sale of Bibles and tracts, and by the payment of the children in the day schools, amounted to L2,373, 3s. 71/2d.