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against the last number of Journal Part I for 1898 and the cost of the 

 index has to be allowed for but even when these are included we are still 

 well within the sanctioned estimate. 



For Journal Part II the expenditure shows Rs. 3,279-8-6 against a 

 sanctioned estimate of Rs. 2,100, or an apparent excess of Rs. 1,179-8-6. 



But we have had to pay outstanding printers' -bills for 1897, 

 amounting to Rs 2,234i-10-0, and our actual expenditure on Journal 

 Part II for 1898 has been only Rs. 1,044-14-6, so that the Journal has 

 really been carried on at a cost of Rs. 1,055-1-6 less than the estimate. 

 There are bills for the last Number and Index of Journal Part II for 

 1898 still unpaid, but these only amount to Rs. 359-15-0 and the cost of 

 Plate I has still to be included. 



For Journal Part III the sanctioned estimate was Rs. 3,000, and 

 the expenditure — excluding the grant, above-mentioned, of Rs. 1,600 

 for the paper in Part I on Assam Copper-plate Insci'iptions — was 

 Rs. 378-8-0. To this must be added Rs. 193-15-0, still unpaid for 

 printing the last Number ; but even with these additions we are neai-ly 

 Rs. 800 within the estimate. 



For the Proceedings the expenditure shows Rs. J, 539-3-6 against a 

 sanctioned estimate of Rs. 1,000 or an excess of Rs. 539-3-6, 



But outstanding bills for 1897, amounting to Ks. 520-4-6, are 

 included in this expenditure, so that the Proceedings for 1898 have 

 really cost very little more than the amount sanctioned, even if we 

 include three small bills amounting in all to about Rs. 98, still unpaid 

 for the Proceedings for November and December and for the Index. 



There is a very slight increase of Rs. 4-15-0 under the head of 

 " Printing Circulars." 



In addition to the extraordinary expenditure for Earthquake 

 Repairs, Rs. 117-9-0 was spent for putting up a new Lightning Conductor, 

 and Rs. 36 was spent for a teak- wood cabinet to fit the Society's coin 

 safe. Neither of these items were provided for in the Budget. 



The Budget Estimate of probable Ordinary Receipts and Expendi- 

 ture for 1899, has been fixed as follow: Receipts Rs. 17,000. Expendi- 

 ture Rs. 16,782. 



On the receipt side, the estimated income under the head " Sub- 

 scriptions " is based upon the actuals of the last yeax*. "Rent of Rooms" 

 has been reduced by Rs. 300 as, unlike last yeai", there are no arrears 

 due to us. 



On the expenditure side, Salaries has been increased by Rs. 100, 

 and a small addition of Rs. 40 has been allowed for " Freight." 



We know at present of only one extraordinary item of expenditure 

 to be allowed for during 1899, namely Rs. 140 for relining pictures. 



