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number of subscribing members at, say, 1,600, besides which we have 1C6 

 Life Members. 



The number of new members who joined during 1913 was 143 as against 

 195 in 1912, which is a serious falling off. 



The cost of printing and issuing the Journal during the current yeat 

 amounted to about Rs. 25,000, so that, as pointed out last year, the 

 subscription received from members does not cover the actual cost of the 

 Journal. 



As pointed out earlier, the year's working has shown an excess of 

 expenditure over income of close on Rs. 1,000; and unless our member- 

 ship can be further increased, the question of increased subscriptions 

 will have to be considered, as it is unlikely that the expenses can be 

 cut down without impairing the value of the work now being done by the 

 Society. 



MAMMAL SURVEY FUND. 



The opening balance of this fund was Rs. 16,517, while the closing 

 balance is Rs. 14,848, an excess of expenditure over receipts of Rs. 669. 



During the year Rs. 25,344 was received in donations to which, adding 

 interest on money invested, made the total receipts for the year amount to 

 Rs. 25,934. The expenditure during the year amounted to Rs. 26,603 

 which is nearly double that of last year, but we have now three 

 Collectors at work on this Survey, namely, Mr. C. A. Cramp, Mr. G. C. 

 Shortridge and Major E. W. Mayor, working in India, Burma and Ceylon, 

 and 1 think the reports that have appeared from time to time in the 

 Journal, giving an account of the work accomplished, fully justifies this 

 expenditure and it is hoped that suiSicient farther donations will be 

 forthcoming to enable the Society to complete this important under- 

 taking. 



TBE MAMMAL SURVEY. 



Mr. Crump is collecting near Philibhit, U. P. on the S. W. border of 

 Nepal and is shortly proceeding to Behar and Orissa and Bengal. 



Mr. Shortridge is doing well in Lower Tenasserim, and the first batch of 

 his specimens will be arriving shortly. 



Major Mayor is now in the hilly parts of Ceylon completing the Survey 

 of this Island. 



As regards finances, a very welcome contribution has been received from 

 the Bombay Government in the shape of a grant of Rs. 10,0D0 towards the 

 Survey and Rs. 2,500 has just been received for the same object from the 

 Central Provinces Government. 



EXHIBITS. 



The Superintendent of the Victoria Gardens exhibited specimens of the 

 following flowering trees: — Erythrina herbacea, Erythrina parcelli, Gliricidia 

 iiianulata, Bauhinia heterophylla, Millettia microstachya and Ceasalpinia 

 mexicana. 



PAPER READ. 



Some field notes on a collecting trip for Termites (White Ants) in Behar 

 and Orissa was read by the Rev. J. Assmuth, S. J. 



