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Fund, will amount to Rs. 4,065-3-11, a sum adequate to meet 

 any contingent expences that may be necessary for the purpose of a 

 thorough repair to the building. 



The total of the outstanding sums due to the Society is Rs. 

 8,463-2-6. The amount written off to profit and loss since the last 

 report is Rs. 1,810-5-3, being mostly subscriptions due from deceased 

 members. The Council apprehend that several items of a similar 

 nature will have to be removed in the same way. 



The estimate of the probable income and expenditure of the 

 current year is given below. The expenses of the Zoological Mu- 

 seum have increased by Rs. 45 per month. 



Income. 



Contributions, Rs. 7,850 



Government Grant at 300, 3,600 



Sale of Books, r . 1,200 



Journals 1,000 



Interest, 225 



Miscellaneous, 25 



13,900 



Monthly average, ... 1,151 5 4 



Expenditure. 



Zoological Museum, 4,740 



New cases, 7, about, 900 



Library. 



Establishment, 936 



Purchase of Books, 600 



Book-binding, 350 



Contingencies, 200 



2,086 



Establishment, General 1,865 



Journal, 2,896 



Miscellaneous, including building repairs, 3,500 



Deposit, 149 o 



16,136 

 Monthly average, 1,344 8 O 



