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Annual Report. 
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Indian Museum. 
During the past year the Council have received no presentations re¬ 
quiring to be transferred to the Indian Museum under the provisions of Act 
XXII of 1876. A large number of sculptured stones from the ruins of 
Buddha Gaya, have, however, been received from Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, 
Bai Bahadur, C. I. E., which will be transferred to the Museum as soon as 
a selection has been made from them for the Berlin Museum. 
Mr. T. S. Isaac and Capt. J. Waterhouse have continued to act as 
Trustees on the part of the Society throughout the year. On the vacation 
of the Presidentship by the Hon’ble Sir E. C. Bayley, K. C. S. I., he was 
succeeded as ex-officio Trustee by Mr. W. T. Blanford. On the death of 
Mr. Blochmann, Mr. 0. H. Tawney was appointed Trustee, and Mr. H. 
Beverley took the place of Dr. T. It. Lewis, who went on furlough to 
Europe. 
Finance. 
The Council are glad to be able to report that the financial position of 
the Society continues in a satisfactory state, and that the accounts of the 
year show a slight balance of income over expenditure. 
The income of the Society from its vested funds will, however, be less 
in future than it has been during the past year or two, on account of the 
expiry of the 5J per cent, loan, and the consequent transfer of the Govern¬ 
ment Securities held in that loan to the new 4<| per cent. loan. This loss 
of income will necessitate the most careful economy in the administration 
of the Society’s funds, a point to which the attention of the Council will 
be duly given. 
The gross receipts of the Society during the year amount, as shown in 
the table below, to Its. 27,284-9-0 and the gross expenditure to Rs. 20,961- 
9-11. From the balance, Rs. 6,322-15-1, must be deducted Rs. 976-0-0 
for admission fees and Rs. 100-0-0 for compounding fees, both which 
sums were transferred after the close of the year to the Permanent Vested 
Fund, leaving a balance of Rs. 5,222-15-1 available for the expenditure 
of the present year. 
The gross receipts are larger than they would have been under ordina¬ 
ry circumstances, owing to the Society having received the whole of the 
interest due on the 5f per cent, loan up to its expiry on the 30th April next, 
amounting to Rs. 10,266-1-5, instead of Rs. 7,308-0-0, the interest due for 
the year. The difference, Rs. 2,958-1-5, must therefore be considered as 
part of the income of the current year. 
The gross expenditure includes the following items of extraordinary 
expenditure: under Publications, Rs. 928-1-6 remitted to England in advance 
