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of 1868, the Budget was very carefully discussed. A plan of ex- 

 penditure for the whole year was laid out, and care was taken, not 

 to exceed the amount sanctioned in the Budget. 



Income. 



Estimate. Actual. Deficit. Excess. 



Admission fees, 1,200 1,280 80 



Subscriptions, 8,400 9,771 1,371 



Journal, 1,000 1,425 425 



Library, 350 479 129 



Secretary's Office, 25 15 10 



Coin Fund, 25 36 11 



Total, 11,000 13,006 10 2,016 



Expenditure. 



Estimate. Actual. Saving. Excess. 



Journal, 5,000 4,248 752 



Library, 2,150 2,830 680 



Secretary's Office, ,. 2,000 2,037 37 



Building, 1,000 1,136 136 



Coin Fund, 300 339 39 



Miscellaneous, 350 577 227 



Museum Catalogues,.. 200 18 182 



Total, 11,000 11,185 934 1,119 



The above statement shews that the actual expenditure for last year 

 has exceeded the estimate by a sum of Us. 185. This excess, 

 however, was sanctioned by the Council at the recommendation of 

 the Finance Committee, to whom all questions of extra expenditure 

 were referred. The actual income of the year on the other hand exceed- 

 ed the estimate by Us. 2006. This sum, together with a portion of 

 the balance of 1867, was appropriated to the payment of Printer's bills, 

 which at the close of 1867 amounted to the enormous sum of 

 Rs. 7000. The cost of printing the Journal and Proceedings for 

 last year amounted to Rs. 3800, which, added to the liabilities of 

 1867, makes up a total of Rs. 10,800. The sum of Rs. 7,800 has been 

 paid out of the above total, leaving a balance of Rs. 3,000. To pre- 



