1889.] Annual Report. 29 



Mr. J. H. Elliott resumed charge of his post as Assistant Librarian 

 in December, on return from leave for twelve months, as mentioned in 

 the report for last year, "when the acting arrangements made for carry- 

 ing on his duties ceased. 



Babu Nritya Gropal Bose continued as Cashier, Babu Hari Mohan 

 Mukhcrji as Pandit, and Babu Jogesh Chandra Chatterji as Copyist, 

 throughout the year. 



Bibliotheca Indica. 



Fifty-eight fasciculi were published during the year, of which 

 twenty-one were in the Arabic-Persian, thirty-four in the Sanskrit, and 

 three in the Tibetan Series. They belong to twenty-six different works, 

 of which four are in the Arabic-Persian, twenty in the Sanskrit, and two 

 in the Tibetan Series. There was one new publication, the Tarikh-i-Fimz 

 Shahi, in the first Series ; eight in the second Series, viz. Anu Bhash- 

 yam, Advaita-Brahma-Siddhi, Brihad-dharma Puranam, Nyaya Kusuman- 

 jali Prakaraiiam, Sankhya Sdtra-vritti, S'ri Bhashyam and Tulsi Satsai : 

 whilst in the Tibetan Series there were two works, the Sher-Phyin 

 and the Rtogs &rjod dpag &sam /ikhri S'in, of which three fasciculi were 

 issued, being the first that have been published since it was mentioned in 

 the Annual Address for 1887 that the Society intended to take up Tibetan 

 works : the second work contains the Sanskrit text in juxtaposition 

 with the Tibetan. 



It was stated in the annual report for 1887 that 50 fasciculi had 

 been estimated as the out-turn for the ensuing year, at a probable 

 cost of Rs. 18,800. The actual out-turn has been 58 fasciculi, as already 

 stated. The expenditure out of the Oriental Publication Fund during 

 the year amounted to Rs. 17,353-1-1, which includes printing chai'ges 

 for 45 fasciculi, and editing charges for 51 fasciculi, and gives an aver- 

 age of Rs. 356 for each fasciculus, taking into consideration that bills 

 for Rs. 1,872, representing printing charges for 5 and editing fees for 

 7 fasciculi, are still outstanding. For the year 1889 the out-turn may 

 be reckoned at 50 fasciculi. These, at the above average rate, will cost 

 Rs. 17,800. The average annual income, calculated on the receipts of 

 the last 5 years, is Rs. 13,182, which gives an excess of estimated expendi- 

 ture over average income of Rs. 4,618, towards meeting which there is a 

 balance of Rs. 7,713-11-4. This balance will have to meet a further 

 charge of Rs. 3,000, if a proposal that is under consideration to purchase 

 a set of the Tibetan work " Tangyur," in block print, should be carried 

 out, 



