1873.] 



Annual Report. 



41 



Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 



The Hon'ble Sir K. Couch, Kt. 



T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D. 



Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A. 



The Hon'ble J. B. Phear. 



Col. H. L. Thuillier, R. A., C. S. I. 



J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 



Captain J. Waterhouse. 



Col. H. Hyde, B. E. 



The Hon'ble E. C. Bayley, C. S., C. S. I. 



Rajah Jotendramohan Tagore. 



W. L. Heeley, Esq., C. S. 



L. Schwendler, Esq. 



Col. J. E. Gastrell. 



> Members of Council. 



Colonel Thuillier said — " With reference to the Annual Report which we 

 have just heard read, I think it will be apparent to the meeting, that the 

 Society is greatly indebted to our worthy office-bearers, the Secretaries 

 and Treasurer, who have so persistently devoted their time and talents to 

 the interests of the Society. Whether we look at the remarkable punctuality 

 with which the Journal of the Society is published, or consider the various 

 ways in which the Secretaries maintain the reputation of the Society, and the 

 Treasurer our financial interests, our warmest thanks are eminently due to 

 these gentlemen. 



" It is right to remind the meeting that the sole reason of Captain Water- 

 house being appointed General Secretary was to relieve Messrs Blochmann 

 and Stoliczka of some part of their various duties, at their own special re- 

 quest, in order that they might be better able and have more time to attend 

 to their respective departments in the Philological and Natural History 

 branches, which they still so admirably fill. By the valuable assistance of my 

 excellent friend, Captain Waterhouse, I have no doubt the various duties of 

 editing the Journal and other matters connected with the Society will 

 be even better performed than heretofore. 



I have therefore great pleasure in proposing a cordial vote of thanks 

 to Messrs. Blochmann, Stoliczka, and Captain Waterhouse, the Secretaries, 

 and Col. Gastrell, Treasurer." 



The proposal was seconded by Dr. Waldie and carried unanimously. 



The following gentlemen were elected to audit the accounts for 1872 : 

 Messrs. L. Schwendler and F. W. Peterson. 



The President then read the following address, 



