viii Annual Report. [February, 1909. 
the estimate under the heads of ‘‘ Members’ Subscriptions,”’ 
2 Subscriptions for the Society’s Journal and Proceedings and 
Memoirs,’’ and ‘‘ Interest on Investments,’’ the excess amounts 
received being respectively Rs. 937, Rs. 100 and Rs. 95. The 
receipts have fallen short of the estimate under the following 
heads: ‘Sale of Publications ’’ shows a decrease owing to 
certain sale proceeds not having been received during the year, 
«“Rent of Room” is reduced on account of non-receipt of 
rent from the Automobile Association of Bengal, and ‘‘ Mis- 
cellaneous ”’ has fallen off very slight 
e expenditure was estimated “at Rs. 22,760. Of this 
sum, Rs. 1,500 provided for the ‘‘ Library Catalogue” was 
not utilised. The actual amount paid out amounted to 
Rs. 23,015-10-4, or about Rs. 256 in excess of the estimate. 
During the year the Council sanctioned the following 
extraordinary expenditures: ‘‘Salary,’’ Rs. 235, pay for 
Babu Gokul Nath Dhar, B.A., an extra clerk, and a duftry for 
six months; ‘‘ Pension,” ‘Rs. 125, owing to the retirement of 
of Babu Jogesh Chandra Chatterji on Rs. 15 per mensem ; 
‘* Postage,’ Rs. 70, for despatching Index to Punjab Notes and 
Queries and Sir George King’s Materials for a Flora of the 
Malayan Peninsula; ‘‘ Books,” Rs. 1,250 were due for the pay- 
ment of certain bills of 1907; ‘‘ Petty Repairs,”’ Rs. 100 was 
spent on new cane matting; ‘*Microscopic Lamps,’’ Rs. 60, 
purchased | for the Medical Section of the Society; ‘‘ Safe 
repairing,’’ Rs. 55. Under the heads of ‘*Commi ission,” 
‘Printing Circulars, etc.,’’ and ‘‘ Paging of MSS.” there is 
also slight increase. The sum of Rs. 55-4-9 has been paid for 
accrued interest on Rs. 8,000 pacer Promissory Notes 
purchased during the year, and a sum of Rs. 31-13-9 was 
spent for sending notices to Maiabere in connection with the 
Anniversary Celebration 
The following sums were held at the close of the year on 
account of the different funds administrated by the Society :— 
Rs. A. P 
seed ae Fund No. I « 4,748 13° 2 
Dit ditto No. II ov S820 
Bite ditt No. Ii 0 
) 0. 3,000 0 O 
Sanskrit Manuscript Fund (less Rs. 1 ,000 
advanced to the Officer in charge) .. 1,718 12 9 
Arabic and Persian MSS. Fund sp 
ic Chronicle MSS. et se OO Ou. O 
6 
Tora. .. 15,338 6 
The Permanent Reserve Fund a 
t the close of the year 
amounted to Rs. 1,55,700, and the Temporary Reserve Fund at 
