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Annual Fcpnrt. 



[Feb. 



Member List. 

 During the year under review 15 Ordinary Members were elected, 

 10 withdrew, 6 died, and 6 were removed from the list under Rule 40, 

 being more than 3 pears absent from India. The election of one mem- 

 ber was cancelled by request as he was contemplating an early return 

 to Europe. The total number of members at the close of 1891 was 

 thus: 295 against 303 at the end of the preceding year; of these 101 

 were Resident. 134 Non-Resident, 10 Foreign, 21 Life, 27 absent from 

 India, and 2 special Non-Subscribing Members as will be seen from the 

 following table which also shows the fluctuations in the number of 

 Ordinary Members during the past six years. 



The six Ordinary Members the loss of whom by death during the 

 year we have to regret, were Dr. A Barclay, Mr. C. W. Baumgarten, 

 Mr. John Boxwell, Dr. Ottakar Ficstmantila, Raja Rajendralala Mitra 

 and Lt.-Col. Sir O. B. St. John. 



Intimation of one death amongst the corresponding members was 

 received, viz., Rev. H. Baker of E. Malabar. The number now stands 

 at 6. 



The lists of Special Honorary Members, Honorary Members, and 

 Associate Members continue unaltered from last year, there having 

 been no casualties; their numbers standing at 5, 24, and 8 respectively. 



No members compounded for their subscription during the year. 



Indian Museum. 



No presentations were made over to the Indian Museum. 



The Indian Museum ret urned to the Society the gilt-seated figure 

 of the Dharma Raja of Bhootan which was transferred to them with 

 the other collections of the Society's Museum. 



There was only one change amongst the Trustees, caused by the 



