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end of 1852 make a total income of Es. 23,696-4-5. The total ex- 

 penditure for the year has been Es. 18,463-7-6, leaving a balance in 

 favour of the Society, of Es. 5,232-12-11. The gradual improvement 

 of the different branches of the Society's resources will be best 

 seen in the following statement. 



Receipts in 1852, in 1853. Disbursement, 1853. 



Contribution, Es. 6,764 12 7,778 9 3 16 



Library including Socie- 

 ty's Oriental and other 



publications, 1,652 11 2,176 9 6 1,624 13 9 



Journal, 1,074 4 816 4 3,496 5 



Museum including Govt. 



Grants, 7,368 1 7,368 7,955 4 



Budding, 1,433 11 6 



Secretary's Office 2 11 1,906 1 



Deposits, 130 315 32 



Miscellaneous, 34 5 6 302 3 



Total, 17,026 2 6 18,455 2 9 16,766 3 6 



The finance Committee have carefully examined the statement of 

 outstanding assets, and at their suggestion, the council have re- 

 moved from the account books, all such items as are not likely to be 

 realized. The items thus removed amount to Es. 4,186-5-11 and 

 there are still a few which are doubtful of realization. The rest Es. 

 8,210-3-5 however are certain of realization in course of this year. 



The whole of the liabilities pressing or otherwise, including the 

 estimated cost of the last three Nos. of the Journal not yet paid 

 for, amount to 1,945-6-10, which deducted from the cash balance now 

 in hand will, together with Es. 884-14 in the hands of the London 

 agents, leave at credit a clear disposable balance of Es. 3,287-6-1. 



This result will doubtless, the Council think, be acknowledged as 

 satisfactory, especially when it is remembered that it has been ar- 

 rived at after incurring heavy expenses for repairing and adding to 



A Rs. 1 171-3-6. the buildings (A) and for illustrating the contribu- 



B Rs. i;506-4-o. tions ( B ) published in the journal. 



The following may be taken as a fair estimate of the probable 

 income and expenditure of the current year. 



