1903 ] Annual Report. 9 



narive, t S"e Society's Journal, Parts I-III, and Proceedings being ex- 

 changed for their publications. 



Secretaries and Treasurer. 



Dr. T. Bloch carried on the duties of Philological Secretary and 

 Editor of the Journal, Part I, till June when he was absent on leave and 

 Dr. E. D. Ross took charge of the office. 



Mr. F. Finn continued Natural History Secretary and Editor of the 

 Journal, Part II, till November when he left India on furlough and 

 Captain L. Rogers, I.M.S., kindly agreed to carry on the work. 



Mr. E. A. Gait carried on the duties of the Anthropological Secretary 

 and Editor of the Journal, Part III, throughout the year. 



Mr. J. Macfarlane carried on the duties of General Secretary and 

 Editor of the Proceedings throughout the year. 



Mr. W. K. Dods resigned the office of Treasurer in March and 

 Captain A. F. McArdle, I. M.S., was appointed. Captain McArdle con- 

 tinued till his death in October when Mr. C. R. Wilson kindly consented 

 to undertake the work. 



Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri was in charge of the 

 Bibliotheca Indica and the search for Sanskrit manuscripts and carried 

 on the duties of Joint Philological Secretary throughout the year. 



Mr. J. H. Elliott continued Assistant Secretary and Librarian 



throughout the year. 



Publications. 



There were published during the year ten numbers of the Proceed- 

 ings (Nos. 10 and 11 of 1901 and Nos. 1-9 of 1902), containing 92 pages 

 of letter-press. Owing to the increase in the number of members the 

 printing of the Society's Proceedings was increased to 650 copies for 

 February and 600 copies for other months instead of 575 copies as usual. 



Of the Journal, Part I, three numbers were published (Extra No. 

 1 of 1901, and No. 1 and Extra No. 1 of 1902) containing 375 pages 

 of letter-press and 19 plates. The Extra No. 1 of 1901 consists of 

 Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle's report on A Collection of Antiquities from Central 

 Asia, Part II, with 13 facsimile plates issued under separate cover, all of 

 which were paid by the Government of India. The Extra No. 1 of 1902 is 

 Colonel J. Davidson's notes on the Bashgali (Kafir) language and it was 

 printed at the office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 

 free of charge. 



Of the Journal, Part II, four numbers were published (No. 2 of 1901 



and Nos. 1-3 of 1902), containing 208 pages of letter-press and 9 plates. 



A contribution of Rs. 8,750 was received from the Government of the 



Straits Settlements for the purpose of defraying the cost of publication 



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