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as the mere acaclomic exercise of stnrlents. He looked \ipon it rather 

 as part of a duty which we owed to India. PLuited as we had heeii 

 by Providence upon the throne of tlie Indies we were trustees for the 

 world of a literature, an archfeoloofy, a history and an art that were 

 among the priceless treasures of mankind. For nearly 3000 years there 

 had been a succession of kingdoms, dynasties, races, and religions in 

 India, all of them bearing relics of some sort, many of them relics of 

 the higliest value, which it was incumbent upon us to examine, to 

 elucidate, and to conserve. It was sometimes said that officials in India 

 had now-a-days no time fur independent study or research. "No time" 

 was always the excuse of idleness, and the busiest man was usually he 

 who had most time at his disposal. He did not, therefore accept that 

 plea as an excuse for any relaxation in the efforts which so many dis- 

 tinguished members of the Society had made in the past, and during 

 his term of office he meant to do whatever lay in his power to encour- 

 age research, to promote study, and to safeguard the relics of the past 

 as a part of our imperial obligation to India. 



The Peesident announced that the Scrutineers reported the result of 

 the election of officers and members of Council to be as follows : — 



President : 

 The Hon. Mr. H. H. Risley, B.A., C.I.E., I.C.S. 



Vice-Presidents : 

 A Pedler, Esq., F.E.S. 



The Most Revd. Archbishop P. Goethals, D.D., S.J. 

 Col. T. H. Hendley, C.I.E., I.M.S. 



Secretaries and Treasurer. 

 T. Bloch, Esq., Ph.D. 

 F. Finn, Esq., B.A., F.Z.S. 

 L. de NiceviUe, Esq., F.E.S., C.M.Z.S. 

 Major A. Alcock, M.B., C.M.Z.S., F.G.S., I.M.S. 

 Mahamahopodhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, M.A. 

 C. R. Wilson, Esq., M.A. 



Other Members of Council. 

 Dr. G. Watt, CLE. 

 R. D. Oldham, Esq., A.R.S.M., F.G.S. 

 Captain A. R. S. Anderson, B.A., M.B., I.M.S. 

 The Revd. H. B. Hyde, M.A. 



