PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For June, 1899. 



The Monthly Geuei'al Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 7th June, 1899, at 9-15 p.m. 



T. H. Holland, Esq., F.G.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Major A. Alcock, I.M.S., Mr, J. Bathgate, Dr. T. Bloch, Mr. F. 

 Finn, Mr. T. H. D. La Touche, Mr. W. A. Lee, Mr. C. Little, Kumar 

 Rameshwar Maliah, Mr. R. D. Mehta, C.I.E., Mr. J. D. Nimmo, 

 Mr. F. E. Pargiter, Rai Ram Brahma Sanyal Bahadur, Mr. M. J. Seth, 

 Mr. E. Thornton, Mr. A. Tocher, Mr. J . Wyness. 



Visitor :— Mr. T. L. Walker. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Fifty-two presentations were announced. 



Mr. P. H. O'Brien, I.C.S. ; Babu Sris Chandra Basu, Munsiff, 

 Benares ; Babu Chandra Kumar Sarkar, Assistant Engineer, Sewerage 

 and Water Works, Sonarpura, Benares City ; Babu Purnendu Narayan. 

 Sinha, Zemindar of Baukipur ; and Maulavi M. Ibrahim, B.A., 

 Assistant Inspector of Schools, Chinsurah, were ballotted for and 

 elected Ordinary Members. 



Mr. A. Hogg, expressed a wish to withdraw from the Society. 



The Secretary reported the death of Babu Gaurdas Bysack, a 

 Life Member of the Society. 



