1874.] Annual Beport. 27 



appointed on the departure of Dr. F. Stoliczka to accompany the Yarkand 

 Mission. 



Finance. 



The Council have great pleasure in reporting that the Financial posi- 

 tion of the Society is in a more satisfactory state than it has been for some 

 years past. 



As already mentioned, this is principally owing to the fact that the 

 Government have granted the Society an allowance of Rs. 400 per mensem 

 from 23rd March, 1871, the date fixed by Act XVII. of 1866 for the com- 

 pletion of the New Museum building till such time as it shall be ready for 

 the accommodation of the collections of the Indian Museum. This allow- 

 ance has been regularly drawn since April last, and the sum of Ks. 9,316-2-1 

 the amount of arrears accruing to the Society from 23rd March, 1871, has 

 been realised and Rs. 5,700 of it funded. 



This increase in the income of the Society has enabled the Council to 

 sanction larger expenditure on account of the Journal and Library than was 

 allotted in the Budget Estimate at the beginning of the year. They have 

 also been able to meet many urgent requirements for the benefit of the 

 Society. Thus the exterior of the Society's premises has been repaired at an 

 expense of Rs. 3,500, and Rs. 1,075 has been granted for cleaning and repair- 

 ing some of the most valuable portraits and pictures in the Society's collec- 

 tion, which required immediate care. Also extra expenditure on account of 

 Journal, Rs. 4220 was sanctioned. 



The amount realisable from the paying members now on the rolls (116 

 residents and 180 non-residents at the rates of Rs. 48, and 24 respectively) 

 is Rs. 9,888, besides Rs. 72 from six subscribing members in Europe who 

 pay Rs. 12 under Rule 14 b of the Bye-Laws. 



The subscriptions actually realised have, however, only amounted to Rs. 

 7,200, besides Rs. 1096 of arrears, making a total of Rs. 8,296. This sum, 

 though falling short of the amount due, is in excess of the collection of 1872 

 by about Rs. 800. 



The admission fees of new members have amounted to about twice as 

 much as in the previous year, and the proceeds of the sales of publications 

 have exceeded those realised in 1872 by about Rs. 300. The Library sales 

 have also yielded about Rs. 100 more than in the previous year. 



The assets consisting of — 



Government Securities, Rs. *7,700 



Funded, 332 



Cash balance, 393 15 10 



Balance in the Bank of Bengal,... 3,392 14 6 



amount altogether to Rs. 11,819-0-0, (exclusive of outstandings amounting 



* Rs. 20U0 from the savings of previous years aud Rs. 5,700 from those of 1873. 



