48 Proccedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [No. 1, 



FlNANCE. 



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

 in modiñcation of tbe provisions of Rules 8, 10, and 11, of tbe Society's 

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

 and Non-resident ; tbat all members wbo reside witbin 30 miles of 

 Calcutta sbould be deemed resident and required to pay an admission 

 fee of Rupees 32 and a quarterly subseription of Rs. 12, and tbat 

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

 contiibution of Rs. 6. Tbis report was adopted at a special general 

 meeting beld in July last. 



In making tbis recommendation tbe Council entertained a bope 

 ,that by rendering the Society more easily accessible to tbe literary 

 and scientific public of India, tbey migbt draw to its ranks many 

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

 find tbat tbey were not mistaken. Tbe accessions made to tbe list 

 of members during the last five montbs number no less tban 36, and 

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

 in tbe preceding year. 



Tbe liabilities of tbe Society amount to Rupees 5,376-9 principally 

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

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

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

 wbich will probably be realised in tbe course of the current year. 



Owing, bowever, to the beavy outlay tbis year for tbe repairs of 

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



By Statement No. 1, it will be seen tbat tbe disbursements amount 

 to Rs. 15,072-12, wbile tbe total receipts amount to Rs. 12,921-9. 



Tbe Council would again urge on the members the imperative neees- 

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

 the Society may meet the expenses of the coming 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 : 



EXPENDITUEE. 



Museum, Rs. 5,200 



Library Establishment, 936 



Purcbase of Books, 1,700 



