1877.] Annual Beport 33 



Of the Journal, Pt. I, three Nos. have been issued containing 403 pages 

 of letter-press with 7 plates. Of Journal Pt. II, 3 Nos. have been pub- 

 lished consisting of 190 pages of letter-press illustrated by 14 plates. 



The stock of the Society's publications, as also that of the Bibli- 

 otheca Indica, have been arranged on the ground-floor of the building. 



Coin Cabinet. 



The Coin Cabinet of the Society has, during 1876, acquired by present- 

 ations 4 gold, 3 silver, and 11 copper coins, and 6 silver coins by purchase. 

 Of the gold coins the Society are indebted to Mr. Bourne for two, and to 

 Dr. J. Scully for two. Of the silver and co^Dper coins, Dr^ Scully presented 

 3 silver and 9 copper, and Dr. Oldham 2 copper. 



Repairs and Alterations. 



As already reported to the Society, the Society's Eooms have been 

 thoroughly repaired and several alterations and improvements effected. 



The old Portico has been replaced by a new and more convenient one. 

 The entrance into the house has been improved by the addition of a new 

 door. A retiring room and a lavatory, have been fitted up on the ground 

 floor. In heu of the old wooden railing to the staircase, a new iron 

 railing has been put up, and the staircase hall has been much improved 

 by the enlargement of the skylight. The Meeting Room and other rooms 

 round it have been coloured and ornamented, and the whole suite of 

 public rooms, staircase, and approaches, have been lighted with gas. 



In the Compound a new range of servants' houses has been built, and 

 a handsome railing will be put up immediately along the Park Street front 

 of the premises. That these alterations are a great improvement upon the 

 old state of things there can be no doubt, and the Council have every 

 reason to believe that that they are regarded with satisfaction by the 

 Members of the Society, who have seen them. 



The amount spent up to 31st December, 1876 on account of repairs 

 has been Rs. 9,200-0-0. 



Pictures. 



The collection of pictures in the possession of the Society has long 

 been in a very bad state, and though a few of the worst were done up in 

 1874, the majority required a thorough cleaning. The whole collection 

 has accordingly been placed in the hands of Mr. C G. Palmer of the 

 Surveyor General's Office to be cleaned and restored. Mr. Palmer has 

 executed his task in a most satisfactory manner and has wonderfully 

 improved the appearance of some of the pictures. The opportunity has 

 also been taken of having all the frames repaired and re-gilt. 



