February, 1910.] Annual Report. 



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VII 



During the year we have elected Mr. Balkrislina .Umarain 

 Orupte as an Associate Member, the number now standing a< 



One Member, Maharaja Jagadindranath Roy Bahadur, com- 

 pounded for his subscriptions during the year. " 



Indian Museum. 



During the year there has been one vacancy amongst the 

 Trustees. Sir Thomas Holland resigned his office as a Trustee 

 of the Indian Museum on behalf of the Society, and Mr. T. H. D. 

 La Touche, B.A., F.G.S., was appointed. Dr. G. Thihaut 

 acted as a Trustee till October, when Lt.-Col. D. C. Phillott 

 returned to India and resumed his seat. The other Trustees 

 who represent the Society are — the Hon. Mr. Justice Asut<»h 

 Mukhopadhyaya, M.A., D.L. ; Mr. R. P. Ashton, Lieut.-Col. 

 G. F. A. Harris, M.D., F.R.C.P., I.M.S. 



The Government of Bengal forwarded a draft bill to con- 

 solidate and amend the law relating to the Indian Museum, 

 with a statement of objects and reasons for criticism, and the 

 Council agreed with its main provisions. They were, however 

 of the opinion that at least two representatives on the Board 

 of Trustees should be appointed by turn instead of one as laid 

 down in the Bill. 



Finance. 



The Accounts of the Society are shown in the append 

 under the usual heads. Statement No. 12 contains the Balance 

 Sheet of the Societv, and of the different funds administered 



through it. 



The credit balance of the Society at the close of the year 



wasRs. 1,93,522-13-3, against B . 1,89,731-7-0 in the preceding 



year, which shows an increase in our financi I position by 



about Rs. 3,800. A sum of Rs. 2,000 has been advanced as 



loan to the Arabic and Persian MSS. Fund : this added, tb 

 closing balance would show an actual increase by about 



Rs. 5,800. 



The Budget 1909 was estimated at the following figures: 



Receipts . . • • R s - 24,834. 



Expenditure .. •• » 24.770. 



The Budget Estimate of Receipts is exclusive of " Admi 

 sion Fees," "Compound Subscription" and "Government 

 Allowance" (for Researches in History, Religion, Ethnology 



and Folklore of Bengal). 



The actual receipts for the year, exclusive of these items 



have amounted to Rs. 23,487-7-4, or about Rs. 1 ,360 less than 



