68 Report on the Society's Premises. [March, 



up as defaulting members since the last Monthly General Meeting, and 

 will be removed from the Member List and the fact published in the 

 Proceedings. 



Babu Krishna Gopal Bhakta. 

 Rai Khirod Chandra Chowdhuri. 

 Babu Gopal Ballabh Das. 

 „ Mahendra Nath Ray. 

 „ SuresK Chundra Samajpati. 



The President also announced: — 



(1) That the Council had offered their cordial thanks to Mr. 

 E. Thornton for his report on the Survey of the Society's premises 

 which was ordered to be communicated to the General Meeting. 



(2) That the Council had elected Mr. L. de Niceville as Natural 

 History Secretary in the place of Mr. F. Finn, resigned. 



Report on the Society's Premises. — By E. Thornton, A.R.I.B.A. 



The structure shows signs of having suffered during the earthquake 

 of 1897, but certain repairs were then undertaken which have rendered 

 the building generally secure for the present. The chief structural 

 defects noticeable at present are the bad state of the pillars supporting 

 the roof over the staircase, and the bad state of certain beams and 

 burgahs. I have had the whole of the beams and burgahs examined 

 by competent mistries and have ascertained the extent of the repairs 

 necessary. There need be no fear of immediate danger from either of 

 the above defects, except in the event of earthquake. The cost of 

 putting the whole premises in reasonable structural and decorative 

 repairs, would be according to my estimate about Rs. 9,000. This 

 would include : — 



J. Securing the staircase columns with iron bands and tie rods. 



2. Replacing defective beams with rolled steel joists and renew- 



ing burgahs. 



3. Repairing arches where defective. 



4. Repairing roofs where necessary. 



5. Renewing and repairing woodwork of doors and windows. 



6. Recolour-washing inside and outside throughout both main 



buildings and ofl&ces and making good plaster. 



7. Repainting and regilding. 



8. Making good broken glass and other petty repairs. 



In conclusion, I would advise the Committee to set aside something 

 yearly towards a " Repair Fund" so that at the end of four or five 



