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By this arrangement from 70 to 80 Rupees monthly would still be available for 

 petty expenses, without exceeding our Government allowance " exclusive of cabinets 

 and Curator's salary." 



Dr. M'Clelland then proposes that the office of Curator should be honorary and 

 temporary ; — that instead of permanently employed carpenters, native shekarees and 

 collectors on the same allowances, be maintained ; lastly, that some well educated 

 youth, having a taste for Natural History, should, if possible, be selected from one 

 of the public Schools to conduct the duties of the subordinate establishment of the 

 Museum. But this seems to be unnecessary were the Assistant Librarian employed as 

 advised by Dr. M'Clelland in the first part of his Paper. 



Dr. M'Clelland concludes by stating, that he does not object in principle to our 

 maintaining a, paid Curator, and that "should the means exist after defraying essential 

 expenses," that some specific sum "a nominal salary of 30 rupees per mensem, for 

 example, be given to the Curator, or a larger sum if consistent with the Society's 

 means." 



I have also circulated a copy of the " Rules for our Museum" which Dr. 

 M'Clelland suggests, and I now beg leave to propose, that they be adopted, with 

 this modification, that "the Curator be requested to accept the sum of 50 rupees per 

 mensem for his " conveyance expenses," the Society at the same time placing on re- 

 cord a public declaration of their obligations to Dr. M'Clelland, for the liberality 

 and zeal for the interests of Science he displays on this occasion. 



It will be necessary also to allow a Writer and Duftury to enter the correspondence, 

 and keep the books of the Museum. 



This arrangement will reduce the Museum Expenditure as follows : — 

 Reduced Museum Scale : — 



Curator's conveyance allowance, . 



Head Taxidermist, .... 



Second Ditto, .... .... 



Attendance of Assistant Librarian, 



1 Shekaree, .... .... 



2 Farashes <g) 5, . . . . .... 



2 Collectors, .... .... 



Writer, Duftury, and Contingencies, say, 



Total, Rs. 200 

 5. Library. — Items of expense. 



1 Librarian, .... .... 



1 Assistant Ditto, .... .... 



1 Duftury, .... .... 



2 Derwans, .... .... 



1 Farash, .... .... .... 



1 Gardener, .... .... 



1 Sweeper, . . .... 



1 Seculgur, .... 



Contingencies, .... .... 



Total, Rs. 170 10 

 At present I do not think it possible or desirable to effect any reduction in this 

 Department. Should any vacancy occur while our funds still demand reduction of ex- 



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