February, 1909.] Annual Report. vii 
Dr. Mirza Mohammad Masoom, Lt.-Col. F. 8. Peck, I.MS., 
and Sir Dietrich Brandis (Life Membe er). 
he number of Honorary Members is complete. We have 
to lament the loss of Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Strachey and Prof. 
F. Keilhorn. Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin Austin, F.R.S., Prof. 
M. Treub, Dr. H. Oldenberg and Mr. W. Irvine were elected 
Honorary Members. 
The number of ie Special Centenary Members remains 
unchanged since last yea 
Among the pentcet an Members, we have to lament the 
loss of the Revd. Father E. Lafont, S.J., and Rai Bahadur Ram 
Brahma Sanyal. During the year we have elected Babu Dines 
Chandra Sen, Mahamahopadhyaya Sudhakara Dvivedi and the 
Revd. Father J. Hoffmann, 8.J. The number now stands at 
13, leaving two vacancies. 
Indian Museum. 
During the year there have been two vacancies amongst the 
Trustees. Mr. G. W. Kiichler ceased to be a Trustee under sec- 
tion 3, clause 5, of the Indian Museum Act IV of 1887, and was 
succeeded by Lt.-Col. G. F. A. Harris MD. PROP. t3L8s, 
and in consequence of Lt.-Col. D. C. Phillott leaving India 
on furlough, Dr. G. Thibaut, C.I.E., Pa.D., D.Sc., was ap- 
pointed to act for him. The other Trustees who represent the 
Society are Sir Thomas Holland, K.C.I.E., the Hon’ble Mr. 
Justice Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya, M.A., D.L., and Mr. R. P. 
Ashton. 
Finance, 
The accounts of the Society are shown in the ie ae 
under the usual heads. Statement No. 12 contains the Balan 
Sheet of the Society and of the different funds Adsainiubersa 
through it. 
The credit balance of the Society at the close of the year 
was Rs. 1,89,731-7-0, against Rs. 1,81,836-15-6 at the close of 
the preceding year, which shows an increase in the financial 
position by about eight thousand rupees. 
The Budget for the year 1908 was estimated pf the following 
figures :—Receipts Rs. 22,830, Expenditures Rs. 2 
The actual receipts for the year, exclusive of vive fees, 
and subscription to the 125th Anniversary Entertainment Fund, 
have amounted to Rs. 23,451-7-4. In addition to this, the sum 
of Rs. 1,760 has been received as Entrance fees, and the sum 
of Rs. 800 as subscription to the sg ost pemiinlnge: genes 
Fund of the Society, or about ,200 in excess of the 
estimate. The sum of Rs 1,750 from the Entra ance fees 
been credited to the Reserve Fund. The total receipts for the 
year have been Rs. 26,011-7-4. The receipts have exceeded 
