28 Annual Beport. [Feb. 



Abstract of Proceedings of Council during 1893. 

 January 26th, Ordinary Meeting. 



The I'equest of Prof. Leumann of the Strassburg University, asking 

 for the loan of " Hari Vam9a Purana," a Jain manuscript, from the libra- 

 ry, was granted. 



An offer from Mr. V. Ball to exchange with three complete volumes 

 of the Society's Journals for certain numbers of the Journals and Proceed- 

 ings, wanting in his set, was referred to the Librarian for report as to 

 what numbers were available. 



In reply to a letter asking to be allowed to hold an ambulance class 

 for ladies on Thursdays in February 1893, from 12 to 1 p. m., Mrs. 

 Rosalie Trelawny was informed that owing to the Society's building 

 being under repair, it would be impossible to accede to her request. 



Messrs. Meugens, King and Simons were oi'dered to audit the 

 accounts for 1892. 



February 23rd, Ordinary Meeting. 



An exchange with the Society's Journal, Part I, and Proceedings, 

 with the publications of the Archaeological Survey of Ceylon, was 

 sanctioned. 



It was ordered that the request of Mr. E. J. Rapson, offering the 

 text and translation of the " Yajiiavalkyaglta " for publication in the 

 Bibliotheca Indica, should be circulated to the Philological Committee. 



An offer from Pandit Satyavrata Sama^rami to edit the " Aitareya 

 Brahmaiia" with the commentary of Sayana for the jBtZ>/io^7ieca Indica, 

 was referred to the Philological Committee. 



Copies of MacDonell's "New Sanskrit-English Dictionary " and 

 General Cunningham's " Mahabodhi " were ordered to be purchased for 

 the Library. 



With reference to his offer to exchange three volumes of the Society's 

 Journals for certain wanting numbers, Mr. Ball was informed of the 

 available numbers in stock. 



On the recommendation of the Members of Council, an Anthropolo- 

 gical Assistant on Rs. 20, was appointed from the 15th January, 1893. 



March SOth, Ordinary Meeting. 



It was agreed, at Messrs. Luzac & Co.'s request, to supply them 

 with one copy each of the new publications of the Bibliotheca Indica as 

 soon as published, to enable them to insert the publication in their 

 Oriental List. 



At the X'equest of Babu Nilmoni Mukerjee. it was agreed to 



