1838.] 



Proceedings of Societies* 



233 



XV.— Proceedings of Societies. 



Proceedings of the Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society, 



Wednesday, 31 January 1839. 

 PRESENT. 



The Hon. Sir Robert Comyn, President^ in the Chair. 



Walter Elliot, Esq. 

 C. T. Kaye, Esq, 

 Ven. Archdeacon Harper, 

 J. Oucliterlony, Esq. 



Captain M. J, Rowlandson, 



Rev. W. Taylor, 



Captain J. J. Underwood, 



Robert Cole, Esq. Sec . Asiatic Dept^ 



J. C. Morris, Esq. Secretary. 



The Secretary submitted to the Meeting, statements of the Society's 



accounts for the past year. 



Abstract Statement of the Fiends of the Madras Literary Society and Auxi' 

 liary of the Royal Asiatic Society, from the \st January to the 2»\st De- 

 cember 1837. 



Balance in favour of the Society as exhibited 

 in the Statement submitted to the General 

 Meeting, held on the 15th March 1837.,... 



Total Amount of Subscriptions received from 

 the 1st January to the ;:5lst December 1837.. 



Difference of interest in favour of theSociety as 

 stated in Messrs. Binny and Co.'s account, 

 closed on the 31st December 1837 



Messrs. Binny and Co.'s comrnission on amount 



of receipts 



Remitted to Messrs. Wm. H. Allen and Co ; 



booksellers 



Pay of the Establishment 



Postage - 



Government Customs on books from Calcutta 



Stationery 



Cooly Hire 



Sundries 



Expenses incurred in binding books 



Paid subscription and postage for the Bombay 



Courier, &c 



Paid subscription and postage for the Bengal 



Herald, &c 



Paid for six new book cases 



Paid subscription for the Fort St. George 



Gazette 



Paid for printing Catalogue of the Books in 



the Library 



Paid freight, &c. on a case of Books to London 



Disbursements Receipts 



59 



0 



6 



2636 



5 



4 



1476 



11 



8 



136 





0 



2 



I 



5 



95 



4 



0 



9 



7 



6 



81 



7 



4 



36 



12 



7 



117 



1 



5 



36 



10 



0 



6i6 



0 



0 



12 



0 



0 



81 



4 



0 



10 



6 ( 0 



5406 





Deduct disbursements. 

 Balance in favour of the Society, 



379 6 



5903 15 



32 



63' 5 



10 



8 



5406 





9 



909 



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