February, 1908.] Annual Report. v 
Indian Museum, 
No presentations were made to the Indian Museu 
a eee 
Hon. Mr. Justice Asutosh Gaaison ‘M.A. D.L, oR. fe 
Ashton, Esq.; and Lieut.-Colonel D.C. Phillott 
The Government of {ndia in the Dep»rtment of Commerce 
and Industry submitted certain proposals formulated by the Trus- 
ters of the Indian Museum, with a view to its re-organization and 
future oe and the Council agreed to the modifications 
referred t 
Finance, 
The accounts of the Society are sown in the Appendix under 
the usual heads. Statement No. 11 contains the Balance Sheet of 
we Society aud of the different funds administered through 
The credit balance of the Society at the close of the year was 
Rs. 1,81,836-15-6, against Rs. 1,79,519-3-3 at the close of the pre- 
ceding year 
. 1,20 
traor dinary Rs. 3 650). The “teeveel estimate of sd excludes 
entrance fees. 
The »ctual receipts for the year, exclusive of entrance fees and 
one compounding fee, have amounted to Rs. 24,102-i11-6, or about 
Rs. 1,800 in excess of the estimate. Thesum of Rs. 2,096 has en 
received 18 entrance fees, and the sum o . 300 
am Stout. fee; and the sum of Rs. 2,400 has been credited & 
the Permanent Reserve Find, which now “tiene at Rs, 1,55,350. 
The receipts have exceeded the estimate under the heads of * Sub- 
scriptions,” ‘Sale of Publications,” ‘ Interest,” the increases 
being, eapectively, Rs. 1,247, Rs. 395 and Rs. 70. The total re- 
ceipts for the year have been Rs. 26,498-11-6. 
In the budget the ordinary expenditure was estimated at 
Rs. 20,675, the expenditure to be incurred under sixteen heads. 
Under these heads the expe:diture has amounted to Rs. 21,202-15-7, 
or Rs. 527-15-7 in excess of the estimate, The expenditure 
on account of the Soe ‘iety’s Journal and Proceedinys and 
Memoirs has exceeded the estimate by the sum of Rs. 375-7-5. 
In no other case has there been any very considerable expenditure 
in excess of the estimate. 
The extraordinary ss aries was estimated at Rs. 3,650, 
~ the expenditnre to be ineurred un primer The expendi- 
ture under six of these heads cae per to Rs, 1,690-2-9, or 
Rs. 40-2-9 in excess of the estimate. Under ne eoveats head, 
“ Library Catalogue,” Rs 2,000, there has been iture. 
During the year the Council sanctioned the following items 
