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Proceedings of Societies 



X. — Proceedings of Societies. 



Proceedings of the Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society, 



Wednesday, 30/^ January 1839. 



PRESENT. 



Th€ Honourable Sir Robert Comyn, President in the Chair 

 A. F. Bruce, Esq. | Rev. F. Spring, 



Robert Cole, Esq. Rev. W. Taylor, 



John Carnac Morris, Esq . | and 



J. MiNCHiN, Esq. Secretary. 



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

 accounts for the past year. 



Jbstract Statement of the Funds of the Madras Literary Society and Auxili- 

 ary of the Royal Aaiatic Society from the 1st January to the ^\st Decevi- 

 ber 1838. 



Balance in favour of the Society as exhibited 



DiSRU 



RSEMENTs! 



Receipts. 















in the Statement submitted to the annual 















General Meeting held on the 3ist January 















1838 , 









909 



8 



11 



Total amount of Subscriptions received from 















the 1st January to theSlst December 1838.. 









4875 



11 



7 



Difference of interest in favour of the Society 

 as stated in Messrs. Binny and Co.'s ac- 























count closed on the 31st December 1838. ... 









22 



8 



0 



Messrs. Binny and Co.'s commission on a- 

















48 



12 



1 









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

















3130 



6 



10 











1594 



10 



0 











92 



7 



0 











41 



2 



0 











J3 



11 



0 











01 



11 



3 











35 



8 



5 









Subscription and postage for the Bombay 

















77 



15 



0 









Subscription and postage for the Bengal He- 

















23 



12 



6 











129 



S 



0 











29 



0 



0 









Paid Messrs. Ouchterlony and Co for salvage 















charges, &c. on one parcel of books saved 















from the wreck of the Royal William at the 

















46 



8 



8 











5325 



0 



9 



5807 



12 





Deduct disbursements 









5325 



0 



9 



Balance in favour of the Society- 









482 



11 



9 



