22 Annual Report. [Feb. 



College Library was already in the possession of Government. In 1838 

 complete catalogues of the manuscripts in the Society's Library were 

 prepared and printed, but they included the works previously in the pos- 

 session of the Society as well as those obtained from the College of Fort 

 William, and no mark was made in these catalogues to distinguish the 

 former from the latter collection. 



The whole of the above transactions had reference to the transfer 

 of manuscript books from the College to this Society. But at about 

 the same time the Society, having learnt that a number of printed 

 oriental books had been transferred from the College Library to the 

 Calcutta Public Library, ai)proached the Curators of the latter institu- 

 tion for the purpose of securing the transfer of such printed books to 

 this Society, and the ti'ansfer having received the sanction of Govern- 

 ment, the books, to the number of about 300, were transferred ; and the 

 list of them forwarded by the Deputy Librarian of the Public Library 

 having been checked, signed and receipted by the Secretary, was 

 returned to tlie Curators of the Public Library with a covering letter 

 dated 27tli July, J836. These books were received by the Asiatic 

 Society on terms precisely similar to those ah-eady agreed to in con- 

 nection with the manuscript works, and the Society continued to receive 

 the Govei'nment grant of Rs. 78 per month until August, 1846, when 

 the Court of Directors approved of the transfer of the whole collection 

 of books to the Asiatic Society and the monthly grant of 78 Rupees, 

 allowed by Government for the custody of the books, was withdrawn. 

 The books and manuscripts have ever since been maintained in order at 

 the expense of our members. 



The compilation of a new edition of the Society's Library 

 Catiilogue having been completed, the Council referred the manuscript 

 to a Sub- Committee composed of Major A. Alcock, Dr. T. Bloch, 

 Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, Mr. S. C. Hill and Mr. T. H. 

 Holland to make a detailed inspection of the work before printing. The 

 Sub-Committee has not yet completed its task. 



On the recommendation of the two Pliilological Secretaries, Babu 

 Charu Chandra Bhattacharya was appointed Pandit for the Oriental 

 Library in the place of hite Pandit Annada Prasad Sarasvati, deceased. 



Proposed Reorganization of the Society. 



At the instance of Col. T. H. Hendloy, I.M.S., CLE., the following 

 five proposals were laid before the Council Meeting of March 28th. 



\. That two of the monthly meetings of the Society, viz., on the 



