8 Annual Report. [Jan. & Feb- 



Botany, were received during the latter end of September. Of these 73 

 copies -were distributed to subscribers and 6 copies were presented at the 

 request of the Director to the Editors of Indian Journals for review. 



Subscriptions have been received and sent to the Director from the 

 Government of Burma and the Kashmir Museum. 



The Government of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh have 

 advised the remittance of their subscription, and the Political Agent, 

 Central India, of a part of his subscription direct to London. 



Max Miiller Memorial Fund. 



The list for subscriptions to the Max Miiller Memorial Fund is still 

 open. Kupees 716 has been received, which amount, after deducting 

 sundry expenses, will be remitted. 



Proposed Re-organization of the Society. 



In last year's report it was stated that the final consideration of the 

 proposed alterations in the status of the Society was postponed, pending 

 a further report from the Committee. A Meeting was called of the 

 remaining Members of the Committee appointed to consider the propos- 

 ed re-organization of the Society, but there was no quorum. The Coun- 

 cil resolved that the question of re-orgainzing the Society and extending 

 its operations should stand over until the finances of the Society had been 

 placed on a more settled basis. 



Proposed sale of the Society's premises. 



In order to ascertain what sum is likely to be received by the sale of 

 the Society's house and site the Council obtained a report from Messrs. 

 Mackintosh, Burn and Co. on the valuation of the Society's house and 

 site. The report was circulated to the Members of the Sub-Committee 

 and a plan had been lithographed of the premises. The plan with a 

 covering circular was sent to several House Agents, but no reply has 

 been received. The Council have now resolved to abandon the proposal, 

 and it has been decided to fit the Society's rooms with electric lights and 

 fans. 



Exchange of Publications. 



During the past year the Council accepted four applications for 

 exchange of publications with other Societies, viz. : (1) from the Koyal 

 Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, the Society's Journal, Part II, for their 

 Annals ; (2) from the Government of Mysore, Geological Department, the 

 Society's Journal, Parts I-III, being exchanged for their publications ; 

 (3) from the New York Botanical Garden, the Society's Journal, 

 Part II, for their Bulletin ; (4) from the Academie Malgache de Tana- 



