1856,] 



Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 

 Expenditure. 



81 



Establishment, 



.. 1,800 



Museum and Contingencies, 



. . 7,920 



Journal 7 Nos. 



.. 2,500 



Library, 



.. 2,200 



Miscellaneous, including Building, 



.. 1,000 



15,420 



Library, 



The Library has been enriched by the addition of nearly 300 

 volumes, including a handsome donation of about 80 volumes from, 

 the Eoyal Academy of Turin. Almost all the old books have been 

 rebound and some new glazed cases have been provided for their 

 preservation. Several of the leading scientific periodicals of Europe 

 have be^en subscribed for, and a reading-room has been opened for 

 the use of members. 



The new catalogue of the Library has not yet been completed ; 

 about eight forms are still with the printer. They will, however, it 

 is believed, be struck off within a month and the work published 

 by February next. 



Museum. 



The whole of the tertiary fossils in the Society's collection amount- 

 ing to upwards of 3,000 specimens have been carefully arranged 

 and numbered. Dr. Falconer, who with the assistance of Dr. "Walker 

 kindly undertook this duty about the close of the last year, has left 

 to the Society a detailed catalogue of the collection, which, it is 

 hoped, will ere long be placed in the hands of the members in a 

 printed form. 



The accessions of new specimens in this department have been 

 recorded by the Curators in their monthly reports ; they include 

 amongst others several valuable donations of earths and minerals 

 from Upper Assam by Col. Hannay ; of geological specimens from 

 Eajmahal by Prof. Oldham, and of zoological specimens from the 

 Somali country, by Lieut. Speke, and from Rangoon and Moulmein 

 by Major Phayre and Mr. W. Theobold, Jr. 



