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The proceeds of sale of the Journal and Proceedings, and of the 

 Bibliotheca Indica during 18 months were Rs. 619-3-5 and Rs. 146-3-2 

 respectively. 



Twelve invoices of books purchased and of publications of various 

 Societies sent in exchange, were received during the year. The value of 

 the books purchased amounted to £61-17- J 1. 



Continental Agency. 



The number of copies of the Journal, of the Proceedings, and of 

 the Bibliotheca Indica, sent to Mr. Otto Harrassowitz, the Society's 

 Continental Agent, during 1898, for sale, were 81, 60 and 527, valued 

 at £12-3-0 and £1-17-6 and Rs. 320-14-0 respectively. 



The proceeds of sale of the Journal and Proceedings, and of the 

 Bibliotheca Indica, during 18 months were Rs. 163-3-0 and Rs. 670-15-6 

 respectively. 



Library. 



The total number of volumes, or parts of volumes added to the 

 Library during the year was 2,416, of which 711 were purchased and 

 ],705 presented or received in exchange for the Society's publications. 



The accessions to the Library after June were published in one 

 list in the December Proceedings, in accordance with the orders of 

 Council (see Abstract of Council Proceedings for September). 



Publications. 



There were published during the year twelve numbers of the 

 ''Proceedings'' (Nos. 10 and 11 of 1897, and Nos. 1-10 of 1898), con- 

 taining 236 pages of letter-press and four plates ; three numbers of the 

 '^Journal,'' Part I (Nos. 1-3 of J 898), containing 272 pages of letter- 

 press and 14 plates ; three numbers of the ^^ Journal,'' Part II (No. 4 of 

 1897, and Nos. 1-2 of 1898), containing 439 pages of letter press 

 and 4 plates; two numbers of the Journal, Part III (Nos. 1-2 of 1898), 

 containing 117 pages of letter-press. The"e were also published a 

 Ka9mlri Grammar by J9vara-Kaula, edited by Dr. G. A Griersoii, 

 Parts I and II, the Index to Journal, Part I for 1896 and the Index to 

 Journal, Part II for 1897 and 1898. 



Coin Cabinet. 



During the year 16 coins were added to the cabinet, viz., 12 silver 

 and 4 copper, all of which were presented under the Treasure Trove 

 Act by the Government of Bengal. They comprise coins of the follow- 

 ing classes: — Punch-marked (silver) 3; Varaha (silver) 2, (copper) 4; 



