February, 1910.] Annual Report. [, 



The following sums were held at the close of the year on 

 account of the different funds administered by the Society : 



Oriental Publication Fund No. 1 (less Rs. 432 

 advanced to Dr. L. Suali, and Rs. 400 to 

 Maulavi Abu Musa Ahmad-al TTn.rmM 



Rs. A. P. 



„ , 4,S19 14 8 



Do. Do. No. 2 .. .. 5,675 1 



Do. Do. No. 3 .. .. 2,340 11 <> 



Sanskrit Manuscripts Fund . . . . 758 4 1 1 



Arabic and Persian MSS. Fund (less Rs. 106 



advanced to Maula vis) .. .. 1,899 1 i 



Bardic Chronicles 



500 



advanced to Offieer-in-charge) .. 1,216 2 ii 



Total Rs. ..16,709 4 1 



as 



000 



the year Rs. 44,300, against Rs. 1,55,700 and Rs. 41.600, 

 respectively, of the previous year. 



The Permanent Reserve Fund has increased by Rs. 2,300 

 from the Admission Fees and one Compound Subscription 

 received during the 3 7 ear, and the Temporary Reserve Fund 

 has increased by Rs. 2,700 from the Government Promissory 

 Note purchased during the year. The Trust Fund at the close 

 of the year was Rs. 1,400. 



The Budget Estimate of Receipts and Disbursemen for 

 the year 1910 has been fixed as follows: 



Receipts . . . . . . Rs. 30,697 



Expenditures .. ,, 28,443 



The Budget Estimate of Receipts is about Rs. 3,430 1 



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than the Actuals, and Rs. 5.865 more than the estimate 

 of 1909. "Members' Subscriptions" are higher owing to th< 

 increase in the number of new members. ' * Subscriptions for 

 the Society's Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs " have 

 been increased owing to a few more subscribers being added to 

 the list. "Interest on Investments " shows an increase owing 

 to the purchase of Government Paper. ' ' Rent ' ' has decreased 



owing to the re 

 December. 1908 



000 



Bengal and Assam. There is a further estimate of the I Govern- 

 ment Allowance for the Researches in History. Religion, 

 Ethnology, and Folklore of Bengal. "Loan" advanced to 

 the Arabic and Persian MSS. Fund is to be realised from the 

 same in April, 1910. There will be no income from the Anni- 

 versary Entertainment Fund, as the account is now closed. 



