1901.] Gmtral Mettlnij for April, 1901. 63 



Tlie Monthly Generjil Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, 

 the 3rd April, 1901, at 9 f.M. 



F. E. Pargtter, Esy , B.A., I.C.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Mr. J. Bathgate, Rai Chunihil Bose Bahadur, Mr. F. Finn, Lt.-Col. 

 G. F. A. Harris, I.M.S., Mr. D. Hooper, Mr. L. de Niceville, Captain 

 L. Rogers, I. M.S., Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri. 



Visitor : — Babu Hemchandra Dey. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Seventeen presentations were announced. 



Babu Pramathanath Mnllick, Mr. V. R. Paindsay, and Babu 

 Abhaya Sankar Goha, were ballotted for and elected Ordinary 

 Members. 



Mr. William Dods expressed a wish to withdraw from the Society. 



The Chairman announced that in accordance with Rule 38 of the 

 Society's Rules, the name of the following gentleman had been posted 

 up as defaulting member since the last meeting and will be removed 

 from the Member List. 



Pandit Behari Lai Chaube. 



The General Secretary reported the death of Mr. G. F. Reader 

 and Babu Shamlal MuUick, Ordinary Members of the Society. 



The Chairman announced that Major A. Alcock, I.M.S., had been 

 appointed Honorary General Secretary in the place of Mr. T. H. Holland, 

 resigned. 



The General Secretary reported the presentation of the following 

 coins. 



From the Honorary Secretary, Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic 

 Society, 1 gold coin of the Khaliffs found in the Ratnagherry District. 



From the Under-Secretary, Government, of N.-W.P. and Oudh, 

 4 silver coins. 



