4S Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [No. 1, 



Finance. 



In April 1859, the Council submitted a report, recommending that, 

 in modification of the provisions of Rules 8, 10, and 11, of the Society's 

 Code, ordinary members should be divided into two classes, Resident 

 and Non-resident; that all members who reside within 30 miles of 

 Calcutta should be deemed resident and required to pay an admission 

 fee of Rupees 32 and a quarterly subscription of Rs. 12, and that 

 Non-residents should pay an admission fee of Rs. 32 and a quarterly 

 contribution of Rs. 6. This report was adopted at a special general 

 meeting held in July last. 



In making this recommendation the Council entertained a hope 

 that by rendering the Society more easily accessible to the literary 

 and scientific public of India, they might draw to its ranks many 

 whose co-operation would prove highly valuable. They are glad to 

 find that they were not mistaken. The accessions made to the list 

 of members during the last five months number no less than 36, and 

 the total number for the year stands at 53, against 16 in 1858, and 6 

 in the preceding year. 



The liabilities of the Society amount to Rupees 5,376-9 principally 

 on account of printing Journals and Catalogues ; and the Cash assets 

 to Rupees 7,878-13, (including Co.'s paper for Rs. 5000) besides 

 outstanding claims to the extent of Rs. 6,432-2-4 a great portion of 

 which will probably be realised in the course of the current year. 



Owing, however, to the heavy outlay this year for the repairs of 

 the Society's premises, the expenditure has been unusually large. 



By Statement No. 1, it will be seen that the disbursements amount 

 to Rs. 15,072-12, while the total receipts amount to Rs. 12,921-9. 



The Council would again urge on the members the imperative neces- 

 sity of using every exertion to increase their numbers in order that 

 the Society may meet the expenses of the coining year without being 

 obliged to curtail its usefulness by any untoward retrenchments. 



The probable expenses of the ensuing year may be estimated at 

 Rs. 12,603, the estimate under the usual heads being : 

 • Expenditure. 



Museum, Rs. 5,200 



Library Establishment, 936 



Purchase of Books, 1,700 



