1890.] Annual Report. 17 



Ttvo members compounded for their subscription as Resident Mem- 

 bers, viz., R. D. Mehta, Esq , and J. D. Nimmo, Esq, 



Indian Museum. 



No presentations were made over to the Indian Museum. 

 Raja Rajendralala Mitra, LL. D., 0. I. B., having been obliged to 

 resign his post as a Trustee on behalf of the Society on account of ill 

 health, Mr. C. Little was appointed in his place. 



The other Trustees on behalf of the Society were — 

 Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. 

 E. Gay, Esq. 

 A. Pedler, Esq. 

 Dr. D. D. Cunningham. 



Finance. 



The accounts are shown in the appendix under the usual heads. 



Statement No. 8 contains the Balance Sheet of the Asiatic Society, 

 and of the several Funds administered through it. 



The Budget for 1889 was estimated at the following figures — 

 Receipts Rs. 14,000; Expenditure Rs. 15,757 (Ordinary Rs. 13,920, Ex- 

 traordinary Rs. 1,837). Taking into account only the ordinary items of 

 Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1889, the actuals have been, 

 Receipts Rs. 18,539 and Expenditure Rs. 12,871, showing a balance in 

 favour of the Society of Rs. 768 ; but against this small balance there 

 has been an extraordinary expenditure of Rs. 1,850, mainly on account 

 of the balance due for repairs to the Society's premises ; and Messrs. 

 Triibner's account for books, &c., supplied has also to be considered. 

 The invoices received during 1889 amount to £107-12-2, from which 

 there will be some set off on account of sales of publications. The 

 total expenditure of the year has therefore been considerably more than 

 the income. 



Messrs. Triibner's previous invoices for 1888, not yet paid, amount 

 to about £294, so that allowing the very favourable estimate of about 

 £100 as a set off on account of sales of publications, there are now some 

 £300 due to Messrs. Triibner and Co., a portion of which must be paid 

 during the year. 



The fact is therefore evident that the ordinary income of the 

 Society is not suflS.cient to meet present expenditure, and that measures 

 must be taken to reduce the expenditure .within the limits of income. 

 To be constantly meeting expenditure from capital mu.st seriously crip- 

 ple the permanent income of the Society before long. 



The total receipts in 1889 have been Rs. 13,539 against an estimate 

 of Rs. 14,000. There has been a slight falling off in subscriptions, also 



