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of Rs. 7,300, but all the eal for the publications of the past 
year have not yet been pai 
ere was only one Sica 'y item of expenditure ee 
1905 under the head “ Furniture ” not provided for in the Budge 
Rs. 183-8 was paid for a book-case for the ree s s library, a 
Rs. 136- was spent for new apeip hs and chairs 
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has been remitted to the Central Bureau, and Rs. 236 i is still due 
to them 
Three Extraor dinary items of expenditure were budgetted for. 
Out of the sum of Rs. 1,000 for the Library Catalogue, only 
Rs. 177 has been spent on account of rei charges. Rs. 2,809 
was budgetted for picture-frames but Rs. 3,313-2-6 has been 
spent, the excess being due for backing the ae tures with oil-cloth 
and other expenses incurred Rs. 1,265 were spent on the building, 
while a sum of Rs. 1,220 was budgetted for. Rs. 1,220 were paid 
for white-washing and colour- washing part of the Society’ s premis- 
es, and Rs. 45 for repairing the roof. 
The Budget estimate = Receipts and Disbursements for 1906 
has been fixed as follows:—Receipts Rs. 18,700, Expenditure 
Rs 18,683. The items “Salaries,’’ “Com mission,” ‘** Pension,” 
Ci ‘ Postage i 
certain increments sanctioned to office staff. ‘‘ Commission, 
*“ Pension,” and ‘ Postage”’ are poe upon the actuals of the last 
year. There is a heavy 1 increase of Rs. 581 on account of Municipal 
Tax owing to a new assessment. ‘Contingencies’ has been 
increased by Rs. 150. Thisis due to providing the menial servants 
with new clothing for the cold weather. 
en extraordinary items of expenditure have been budgetted 
for during the year 1906, namely, Rs. 1,000 for the new Library 
Catalogue, Rs, 330 for book racks for storing periodicals, Rs. 100 
for illuminating the Society’s building on the night of the illumina- 
tion ae the visit of T.R H. The Prince and Princess of Wales, 
s, 1,000 for new books, Rs. 500 for binding, Rs. 2,300 for printing 
the Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs published during 1905, 
Rs. 1,800 for printing the Persian translation of Morier’s Haji 
Automobile petra of Boat d Rs. 288 for picture rods. 
Besides these provisions, there will a a eects expenditure on ac- 
count of repairs and certain structural improvements in the 
Society’s building, the total cost of which is not yet settled. 
The Hon. Mr Justice Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya continued 
Treasurer throughout the year, 
