32 Annual Beport. [Feb. 



In reply ta a letter of enquiry the Secretary to the Government of 

 Bengal, Public Woi"ks Department, was informed, that the Asiatic Society 

 was not in a position to afford any definite opinion as to the extent in India 

 generally, and in Bengal especially, of the untouched epigraphical work 

 which should be undertaken by official agency, nor as to the period for 

 which such agency should be maintained ; nor had the Society any agency 

 to collect and record information on the subject. They believed, how- 

 ever, that there were sufficient epigraphical materials to fully employ 

 two whole-time epigraphical officers for a number of years, one for the 

 North Indian area and the other for South India. 



On the recommendation of the Natural Histoiy Secretary, a copy 

 of the new edition of J. Hiibner's " Sammlung Exotischer Schmetter- 

 lincye," was ordered to be purchased for the Library. 



The appointment of Babu Sarat Chunder Biswas on Rs. 13 for six 

 months for the purpose of putting the stock in order, was sanctioned. 



With i-eference to a suggestion of Colonel H. S. Jarrett that the 

 publication of " Muntakhabu-t-Tawarikh " should be taken in hand as 

 soon as possible, the Hon'ble Major E. Noel of the Rifle Brigade was 

 asked to take over the work. 



Sejpteviher 2St7i, Ordinary Meeting. 

 The acceptance of the Hon'ble Major E. Noel to undertake the 

 translation of Volume I. of "Muntakhabu-t-Tawarikh, was recorded. 



October 26t7i, Ordinary Meeting. 



The opening of the Library from 7 to 9 A. m. was discontinued as 

 the majority of the Resident Members were against the proposal. 



The amount, Rs. 90, subscribed by the Resident Members of the 

 Society, for the erection of a marble bust of Professor Dr. E. Haeckel in 

 the Zoological Institute in Jena, on his sixtieth birthday, was ordered 

 to be transmitted to Professor Dr. R. Semon of the Zoological Institute, 

 Jena, for the purpose. 



The offer of the Hon'ble Mr. H. H. Risley to resume charge of 

 the Anthropological Secretaryship of the Society was accepted with 

 pleasure. 



Noveniber SOtJi, Ordinary Meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Secretary the ex- 

 change of the Society's Journal, Pt. II, for " Novitates Zoologicee " was 

 sanctioned. 



With reference to the Council order on the question of changing 

 the Agency of the Society, it was resolved to draw up the terms of a 



