y2 Report. [Jan. 



it becomes their disagreeable duty to announce, that, reserving 3,000 

 Rupees due to Mr. Blyth and 1,500 Rupees due to Mr. Torrens, the 

 actual Cash Balance in hand on the 30th of December, 1846, is Co.'s 

 Rs. 1,530 6, of which 1,000 Rupees, the Government contribution for 

 October and November for Oriental publications, must also be reserved 

 for the special purpose for which it was granted, leaving a net balance 

 of Co.'s Rupees 530 6 for the purposes of the Society, and which will 

 be totally absorbed by the payment of the balance due on account of 

 the " Burnes" drawings. 



The Society's monthly income proceeds from the following sources : 

 The Government allow for 



Oriental Publications, monthly, Co.'s Rs. 500 



Museum of Geology, 250 



Contingencies of museum of Geology, 64 



Museum of Zoology, 250 



Specimens, 50 



Co.'s Rs. 1,114 

 This sum is clearly only applicable to the special objects for which 

 Government allow it — and whatever misconception or irregularity in 

 this respect may have hitherto taken place, it deeply concerns the cha- 

 racter and even the existence of the Asiatic Society to insist on the 

 future application of these grants, being strictly in accordance with the 

 instructions of Government. 



The Society further receives annually from Pay- 

 ing Members, 7,808 



Subscription to Journal, 1,616 



Average Sale of Publications according to last 



year's average, 755 



Annual Co.'s Rs. 10,179 



Monthly Income, „ 848 5 4 

 This Income is expended as follows : — 



Assistant Secretary and Librarian, 100 



Library Establishment, 52 



Establishment of Zoological museum, 138 



Curator's House-rent 40 











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