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rial and partly in correspondence with men of science in London, 

 to our general knowledge of Indian Entomology. 



Finance. 



The financial statements annexed to this report will be found to 

 exhibit, after providing for all liabilities, a balance in favour of the 

 Society amounting to Es. 5,411-14-5. The total receipts for the 

 past year has been Es. 17,676-5-8, while the expenditure has been 

 Es. 16,233-9-9, leaving a surplus of Es. 1,422-11-11, on the year's 

 transactions. 



The outstanding assets, though much reduced, still continue heavy, 

 amounting to more than Es. 9,000. The greater portion of them, 

 however, may be considered as perfectly safe and realizable in course 

 of the current year. 



Of the probable income and expenditure for 1855, the following 

 may be taken as a fair estimate. 



Income. 



Contributions from 132 Eesident Members, ... Es. 8,448 



Government Grants, 7,368 



Journal, 1,100 



Sale of Society' s Publications, 1,500 



Total, Es 18,416 



Expenditure. 



General Establishment, Es. 1,900 



Museum ditto and contingencies, 7,920 



Journal, 7 Nos 1,800 



Library, 2,000 



Miscellaneous, including Building, 1,150 



Total, Es 14,770 



The above estimate does not include the sale proceeds, until last 

 year inconsiderable, of the Bibliotheca Indica. The income from 

 this source, having lately much improved, the Council resolved, in 

 August last, to make these proceeds over to the Oriental Fund 



