PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For April. 1903. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednes- 

 day, the 1st April, 1903, at 9 p.m. 



The Hon. Mr. C. W. Bolton, O.S.I., I.C.S., President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Mr. S. Abdul Alim, Mr. C. G. H. Allen, Mr. I. H. Burkill, Mr. 

 T. H. Holland, Mr. D. Hooper, Mr. H. E. Kempthorne, Mr. T. D. La 

 Touche, Mr. C. Little, Mr. J. Macfarlane, Kumar Ramessur Maliah, 

 Mr. H. H. Mann, Major F. P. Maynard, I.M.S., Major D. Prain, I.M.S., 

 Dr. E. D. Ross, Pandit Yogesa Chandra Sastree, Dr. C. Schulten, Mr. 

 E. P. Stebbing, Pandit Satis Chandra Vidyabhiisana, Mr. H. Wheeler, 

 Mr. C. R. Wilson, Mr. H. C. Woodman. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Fifteen presentations were announced. 



Mr. M. Churchill Shann and Maulavi Syed Abul Aas were 

 ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members. 



The President announced that the Council had elected Mr. F. E. 

 Pargiter, B.A., I.C.S., a member of Council and Vice-President of the 

 Society, in the place of Col. T. H. Hendley, C.I.E., resigned. 



The General Secretary reported that Mr. E. P. Stebbing, Natural 

 History Secretary, had been appointed to serve on the Finance Com- 

 mittee of the Society during the present year. 



