vi Annual Report. [February, 1911. 
of 1910 the representatives under the Indian Museum Act IV 
of 1887 have lost their seats. In accordance with Act X of 
1910 the Society is empowered to elect one representative, 
and the Council has nominated the Hon. Mr. Justice Asutosh 
Mukhopadhyaya, C.S.I., D.Sc., F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E., to be a 
member of the Board of the Trustees of the Indian Museum on 
behalf of the Society. 
Finance. 
The accounts of the Society are shown in the Appendix 
under the usual heads. Statement No. 12 contains the Balance 
Sheet of the Society and of the different funds administered 
through it. 
The credit balance of the Society at the close of the year 
was Rs. 1,82,930-2-8, against Rs. 1,93,522-13-3 at the close of 
the preceding year. 
The Budget for 1910 was estimated at the following figures: 
Receipts Rs. 30,697. Expenditure Rs. 31,243. (Ordinary Ex- 
penditure Rs. 28,443, and Extraordinary Expenditure 
Rs, 2,800.) The Budget estimate of receipts excludes Admis- 
sion fees and Compound Subscriptions. 
e actual receipts for the year, exclusive of Admission 
fees and three Compound Subscriptions, have amounted to 
Rs, 32,243-14-2, or about Rs. 1,550 in excess of the estimate. 
The sum of Rs. 1,888 has been received as Admission fees, @ 
the sum of Rs. 500 as Compound Subscriptions ; and the sum 
of Rs. 2,400 has been credited to the Permanent Reserve 
Fund, which now stands at Rs. 1,60,400. The receipts have 
exceeded the estimate under the heads of ‘‘ Members’ Subscrip- 
tions,’’ and ‘Interest on Investments,’’ by Rs. 1,958 and 
Rs. 104 respectively. ‘‘ Miscellaneous ’’ has increased by Rs. 275 
owing to the collection of Rs. 250 from Mr. Harinath De ou 
behalf of Mr. Otto Harrassowitz. The receipts have fallen 
short of the estimate under the following heads: ‘* Subserip- 
tion for Society’s ‘‘ Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs fe 
and ‘‘ Sale of Publications.’’ The total receipts for the year 
have been Rs. 34,631-14-2. 
In the Budget the Ordinary Expenditure was estimated at 
Ks. 28,443, the expenditure to be incurred under twenty 
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mission *’ has been higher owing to the collection of subscriptions 
in arrear, as well as to the increase in number of new members. 
‘Stationery ’’ has been increased owing to purchase of stencil 
papers, ink, etc., for the use of Medical Section. “ Light and 
Fans ’’ has been higher for changing the coils of one of the Fans. — 
