42 Committees for 1899. [April, 



Pandit Visnu Prasad Raj Bhandari, Chief Librarian of tlie Durbar 

 Librarj^ Nepal, is descended from one of the Prime Ministers of the last 

 Newar Kings of Bhatgaon. Since the fall of the Newar Kingdom his 

 family has kept up its literarj'- reputation. Visnu Prasad is a good 

 Sanskrit scholar, thoroughly well-versed in Tantrik lore. Though not 

 brought up in "Western methods, he has a good idea of cataloguing, and 

 has reduced the chaotic mass in which the library was thrown into 

 oi'der. He is always courteous and helpful to European explorers. 

 Besides the knowledge of books Visnu Prasad possesses a thorough 

 knowledge of the mannei^s and customs of the people of Nepal both 

 in modern and in ancient times. Ho is a complete master of the 

 changes of the social condition of the Nepalese people wrought by the 

 Goorkha conquests. 



Lieut. -Col. J. Scully, I. M.S., expressed a wish to withdi^w from 

 the Society. 



The Secretary read the names of the following gentlemen who had 

 been appointed to serve in the various Committees for the present 

 year :— 



Finance and Visiting Committee. 

 Captain A. R. S. Anderson, I.M.S., Mr. W. K. Dodds, Mr. C. L. 

 Griesbach, CLE., The Revd. H. B. Hyde, Mr. J. D. Nimmo, Mr. R. D. 

 Oldham, Mr. A. Pedler, F.R.S. 



Library Committee. 

 The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gurudas Banevjee, Babu Gaurdiis Bysaclc, 

 Babu Piatap Chandra Ghosh, Mr. T. H. Holland, The Revd. H. B. Hyde, 

 Dr. Ashutosh Mukerjee, Mahamahopfxdhyaya Nilmani Mukerjee Nyaya- 

 lankara, Mr. A. Pedler, Dr. Mahendialal Sircar, C.I.E., Dr. G. 

 Watt, CLE. 



Philological Committee. 

 Maulvi Abdus Salam, Maulvi Ahmad, Babu Gaurdas Bysack, Babu 

 Pratap Chandra Ghosh, Dr. G. A. Grierson, CLE., Dr. Ashutosh 

 Mukerjee, Mahamahopadhyaya Nilmani Mukerjee Nyayalankara, Mr. 

 F. E. Pargiter, Captain D. C Phillott, I.S.C, Pandit Satyavrata Samas- 

 rami. Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar, CLE., Dr. M. A. Stein, Mahamahopad- 

 hyaya Chandra Kanta Tarkalankava, Babu Nageudra Nath Vasu, Mr. 

 A. Venis. 



Coins Committee. 

 Mr. J. A. Bourdillon, Mr. L. W. King, Babu Panchanan Mukei'jee, 

 Mr. Y. A. Smith, Mr. E. Thurston. 



