1888.] Anmial Beport. 15 



A collection of 20 old copper coins, presented to the Society by 

 Babu Jogesli Cb under Diitt, was transferred to tlie Museum, the So- 

 ciety's Cabinet being amply provided with coins of the several descrip- 

 tions contained in the collection. 



Finance. 



The accounts of the Asiatic Society are shown in the Appendix 

 under the usual heads. 



Statement JSTo. 8 contains the Balance Sheet of the Asiatic Society 

 and of the different Funds administered through it. 



The Budget of the year 1887 was estimated at the following 

 figures : Receipts, Rs. 14,200 and Expenditure, Rs. 13,816. 



Taking into account only the ordinary items of receipt and expendi- 

 ture for the year 1887, the actual results have been: — Receipts, 

 Rs. 14,082-10-1, and Expenditure, Rs. 13,267-13-5 leaving a balance in 

 favour of the Society on its ordinary working of Rs. 814-12-8, 



In the present year's accounts there are, however, shown in the first 

 place a large item under extraordinary receipts due to the sale of a 

 narrow strip of the Society's land to Government for the purpose of 

 widening the footpath in Park Street amounting to Rs. 2,116, and on 

 the other hand the total expenditure is swelled by the fact that some 

 heavy repairs to the Society's premises have had to be undertaken, 

 during which many beams &c. have had to be changed, and the cost of 

 them has amounted to no less than Rs. 2,489-10-0. 



The total receipts for the year 1887 have therefore been 

 Rs. 16,198-10-1, and the total expenditure Rs. 15,757-7^5, which still 

 shows a balance in favour of the Society of Rs. 441-2-8 on the gross 

 transactions. This, however, is only a nominal balance, for it has been 

 decided to apply the amount received from the sale of the land towards 

 the erection of a substantial iron railing in the place of the present 

 boundary wall which has to be pulled down. The cost of such heavy 

 repairs as have been carried out during the year 1887, cannot, however 

 be fairly charged wholly to this one year, but should be spread over at 

 least four or five, and the credit balance of the Society on the ordinary 

 working shown to be Rs. 814-12-8 is a substantial set off against this 

 item of expenditure which must be classed as extraordinary. 



The ordinary receipts for the year have been Rs. 14,082-10-1, against 

 the estimated amount of Rs. 14,200. The slight falling off in the receipts 

 is mainly due to the very small amount of the sales of the Society's publi- 

 cations made by Messrs. Trlibner and Co. during 1886; and which 

 sales are credited in this year's accounts. On the other hand one or two 

 items of receipts show a decided advance ; and thus the subscriptions 



