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The Catalogue of the Burmese Manuscripts has been printed, and 

 those of the Persian and Tibetan Manuscripts are both passing through 

 the press. 



Publications. 



There 'were published during the year nine numbers of the Proceed- 

 ings, containing 219 pages of letter press and 4 plates ; two numbers of 

 the Journal, Part I, containing 82 pages of letter press and 11 plates ; 

 and three numbers of the Journal, Part II, containing 272 pages of 

 letter press aud 15 plates. There was also published a fifth number of 

 the Journal, Part II, for 18S7, containing the Index, &c. for that year. 



Building. 



Extensive repairs had to be undertaken during the year. Twenty- 

 one beams were found defective on the ground floor, and were replaced 

 by rolled iron girders, so that they will not again require renewal. The 

 south wall of the meeting-room was also found to be in a very defective 

 state, and has been strengthened by iron rails across the arches over 

 three of the doors, whilst the whole of the ground floor and staircase 

 has been whitewashed and painted, and the corridors colour-washed , 

 The exterior of the building and the out offices were thoroughly 

 repaired and, painted, and in addition, the compound has been entirely 

 re-arranged and laid out in grass. Wire netting was also fixed to many 

 of the windows on the ground floor, in order to give better ventilation by 

 allowing the windows to be kept open during the day. The total cost 

 of these repairs will be about Rs. 5,237, of which Rs. 3,913-14-1 has 

 been paid. 



The new iron railing and gates, mentioned in last year's report, 

 have been erected at a cost of Rs. 3,450, of which Rs. 2,116 was re- 

 ceived from the Municipality for the strip of the Society's land taken up 

 under Act X of 1870, for widening the footpath in Park Street. 



Coin Cabinet. 



During the year under review 108 coins were added to the Cabinet 

 by acquisition under the Treasure Trove Act. Of these 81 were from 

 the Bengal Presidency, and 27 from the Bombay Presidency. No 

 coins were received from Madras. 



The 81 coins acquired in the Bengal Presidency were the Society's 

 share of troves found at B^'naiii', Hoshangabad, Rohtak, Sarun, Shiihpur, 

 Sialkot and Wardha. They comprised 11 gold, 28 silver, 8 gold and silver, 

 and 32 silver aud copper coins ; there was also one silver-gilt forgery, 

 These coins belonged to the following classes : (1) later Indo-Scytliian, 



