1837.J 



Proceedings of Societies* 



319 



XL— Proceedings of Societies', 



Proceedings of the Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary Royal 

 Asiatic Society. 

 Wednesday, \bth March 1837. 



PRESENT. 

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



The Fen. Archdeacon H. Harper, 



A. D. Campbell. Esq. 



Rev. H. Cotterill, 



Walter Elliot, Esq. 



M. R. MacDonell, Esq, 



J. Minchin, Esq. 



A. P. Onslow, Esq. 

 J. Ouchterlony, Esq. 

 Captain M- J. Rowlandson,, 

 Reverend F. Spring, 

 J. Thomson, Esq. 



R, Wight, Esq. 



R. Cole, Esq. Sec. Asiatic Dep. 



The Secretary in the Asiatic Department, for Mr. Morris, who was 

 unavoidably absent, submitted to the Meeting Statements of the So- 

 ciety's Accounts for the past year. 



Abstract Statement of the Funds of the Madras Literary Society and Auxi- 

 liary of the Royal Asiatic Society, from the 1st January to the 3\st De- 

 cember 1836. 



Balance in favour of the Society as exhibited 

 in the statement, submitted to the general 

 meeting, held on the 30th January 1836 



Total amount of subscriptions received from 

 the 1st January to the 31st 'December 1836. 



Books sold on account of the Society 



Difference of interest in favour of the Society as 

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

 closed on the 31st December 1836 , 



Messrs. Binny and Co.'s commission on amount 



of receipts 



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



booksellers 



Pay of the establishment 



Paid for books purchased at Madras 



Remitted to Major Chase for books 



Postage , ♦ . . . 



Government customs on books 



Stationery 



Cooly hire 



Sundries 



Expenses incurred for binding books. .„„ 



Paid for advertisements, &c . 



Paid for oue dozen rosewood chairs 



Paid subscription and postage for the Bombay 



Courier, ike ". 



Paid subscription and postage for the Bengal 



Herald, &c 



Deduct disbursements 

 Balance in favour of the Society 



Disbursements 



50 



0 



10 



2042 



8 



10 



1426 



14 



o 1 



23 



0 



0 



510 



10 



2 



128 



5 



0 



81 



6 



11 



45 



5 



0 



3 



14 



8 



37 



15 



8 



24 



14 



4 



31 



9 



0 



56 



0 



0 



103 



4 



6 



33 



12 



9 



4599 



9 



8 1 



Receipts. 



319 



4622 

 27 



4979 

 4599 



379 



