4 Annual Report. [Jan. & Feb. 



diture for the year 1902, the actual results have been : Receipts 

 Rs. 27,727-6-0, Expenditure Rs. 13,529-4-0. 



The Receipts thus show an increase of Rs. 8,352-6-0, while the Expen- 

 diture shows a saving of Rs. 3,382 on the Budget Estimate, leaving a 

 balance in favour of the Society, on its ordinary working, of Rs. 14,198-2-0. 

 In addition to this, a sum of Rs. 1,000 has been added to the Reserve 

 Fund on acconnt of entrance fees paid during the year. 



There is an increase in Receipts under the heads of " Subscriptions," 

 " Interest on Investments," " Government Allowances," and " Miscellan- 

 eous." Subscriptions were estimated at Rs. 7,500, while the actuals were 

 Rs. 7,689-5-0, the excess being due to some of the arrear subscriptions 

 from members having been realized. During the year Temporary Invest- 

 ments were made and there is thus an increase of Rs. 345-8-0 under the 

 head of " Interest on Investments." Owing to a grant of Rs. 8,750 from 

 the Government of the Straits Settlements for the purpose of defraying 

 the cost of publication of Sir George King's Materials for a Flora of the 

 Malayan Peninsula "Government Allowances " show an increase. There 

 is an increase of Rs. 205-1-0 under the head "Miscellaneous." This 

 is due to an advance recovered from the Baptist Mission Press. 



The falling-on 2 in the Receipts under the head " Sale of Publica- 

 tions " is due to Messrs. Luzac and Co. not having submitted their State- 

 ment of Sales during 1902. 



Our expenses have been well within the sanctioned Budget Estimate 

 except in respect of " Contingencies " and " Books." Owing to the 

 payment of Rs. 96 to Messrs. Mackintosh, Burn and Co. for their report on 

 the valuation of the Society's house and site and Rs. 106-10-0 spent in 

 repairing bookcases, there is an increase of Rs. 174-14-8 under the head 

 " Contingencies." " Books " were estimated at Rs. 2,000, whilst the ex- 

 penditure has been Rs. 2,755-8-8. This is due to the adjustment of 

 Messrs. Luzac and Co.'s account to end of March 1902. There is a very 

 slight increase under the head " Freight." 



Owing to the death of our late Collecting Sircar, there is an expendi- 

 ture of Rs. 4 only under the head " Pension." During the year no 

 payments have been made to the Oriental Gas Co. for lighting. Certain 

 bills were returned to them, as the amounts seemed to be unusually high. 

 The bills have not been re-submitted for payment. 



There were three Extraordinary items of expenditure during 1902 

 under the heads of " Royal Society's Catalogue," " Max Muller Memorial 

 Fund," and " Furniture " not provided for in the Budget. The expen- 

 diture on the Royal Society's Catalogue has been Rs. 1,037-10-0, while 

 the receipts under this head received as subscriptions on account of the 

 Central Bureau has been Rs. 510. Rupees 38-6-0 has been spent on account 



