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Rs. 134-12-9, liabilities* Rs. 9,102, and that there was Company's 

 Paper in hand, in amount Rs. 13,066-10-8. 



4. They farther find that the average annual income from every 

 source, for the last four years up to the 31st Dec. 1815, has been 

 about Co.'s Rs. 24,000, the average annual expenditure for the same 

 period has been about Rs. 25,500. The items of the above annual in- 

 come and expenditure are as follows : viz. 



Income. 



Government Allowances. 



1. Oriental Publications 6 ,000 



2. Curator of Museum 3,000 



3. Preservation of Subjects 600 



4. Economic Geology 3,000 



5. Contingencies for do , 768 



6. Oriental Library 93G 



14,304 



Contributions from Members. 7,500 



Sale of Books, &c 2,200 



Total Co.'s Rs. 24,004 

 Expenditure. 



1. Oriental Publications 1,267 



2. Museum 6,0G0 



3. Economic Geology 3,600 



4. Library 4,200 



5. Secretary's office 3,000 



6. Journal, Printing and Sundries 7,500 



Co.'s Rs. 25,567 



5. It will be seen from the above details of our income and expen- 

 diture, that the Government entrust to us Rs. 14,304 per annum for 

 specific purposes, and of course it is the duty of the Society to apply 

 the various sums to the definite objects for which they were granted. 

 But it appears that under the head of Oriental Publications, we re- 

 ceived from Government Rs. 6,000 per annum, whilst our expenditure 

 in that department only reached about Rs. 1267 per annum, whereas in 

 the Department of the Museum we received from Government Rs. 



