22 Annual Beport. [Feb. 



Expenditure. 



Publications, Es. 8,000 



Secretary's Office, Librarian, &c., 5,500 



Building repairs, 500 



Coin Fund, 500 



Library, 2,000 



Sundi'ies, 3,000 



Balance, 900 



Es. 20,400 



Library. 



During 1875, tlie Library received an addition of 927 volumes, or parts 

 of volumes. Of tbese, 44 have been presented by Grovernment, 39 presented 

 by autbors, 289 purchased and 555 by exchange with otber Societies. 



Tbe Pbotograpbic Collection of the Society bas received several valua- 

 ble additions during tbe course of tbe year, among wbicb may be noted a 

 set of splendid photographs and lithographs illustrating the ruins of Boro 

 Boudour in Java, received from tbe Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences, 

 and for which a special vote of thanks was given ; a set of 67 photographs 

 of the ancient Architectural remains of Chota Nagpiir presented by tbe 

 Government of India, Home Department ; 49 photographs of the Ancient 

 Temples at Barwa Sagar, Barauli, in the Jhansi district, and of Muham- 

 madan buildings at Badaon and Kol from the GovSrnment of the N. W. P., 

 and a set of 5 photographs of copper Sasanas from Dr. G. Biihler. 



Publications. 



There were issued in 1875, 10 numbers of the Proceedings, containing, 

 together with the Meteorological Observations, upwards of 325 j)ages of 

 letter-j)ress, illustrated by 5 plates. The Journal, Part I, of which 4 Nos. 

 have been published, consists of 404 pages of letter-press, illustrated by 

 26 plates. Of Part II, 3 Nos. have also been published, containing upwards 

 of 200 pages of letter-press, illustrated by 10 well executed plates. An 

 extra number of Part II, in 167 pages, containing a Catalogue of Mammals 

 and Birds of Burmah by tbe late Mr. E. Blyth, with a Memoir and Portrait 

 of the author, and an introductory preface by Mr. A. Grote, has just been 

 printed in England, under the general editorship of Mr. Grote, to whom 

 tbe Society is greatly indebted for the care and attention he has bestowed upon 

 the work. The special thanks of the Society are also due to Lord Walden, 

 for the large amount of time and labour he has devoted to the Catalogue 

 of Birds which, by the valuable and copious note and additions be has made 

 to it, has become a complete list of tbe Burmese species, as ascertained 

 to date ; as also to Dr. J. Anderson, and Dr. Dobson, who have materially 



