1890.] Annual Report. 21 



I, containing 105 pages of letter press, 6 plates, and a synchronistic 

 table of the reigns of the early Guptas, their contemporaries, and their 

 immediate successors, also an extra number for 1888, consisting of 205 

 pages, with 3 plates, being Mr. Grierson's History of the Modern Ver- 

 nacular Literature of Hindustan ; of the Journal, Part II, there were 

 four numbers, containing 440 pages of letter press, with 21 plates, and 

 a supplement (No. 2) containing 15- pages of Colonel Watei'house's 

 Tables of Metric weights and measures ; one number of the Journal for 

 1888 was also issued, comprising 124 pages of letter pi'ess, with 14 plates. 



Building. 



The Society's house and out offices having so lately undergone 

 thorough repairs, the only expenditure incurred was a small amount of 

 Rs. 8-8 for stopping a leak in one of the gas pipes damaged by work- 

 men in the course of the repairs. 



Coin Cabinet. 



During the year 111 coins were added to the Cabinet, of which 

 8 were of gold, 66 of silver, 27 of copper, and 10 of mixed copper and 

 silver. 70 of these coins were acquired under the Treasure Trove Act. 

 The remainder were presentations, 29 being presented by the Bombay 

 Government under the Treasure Trove Act, 11 by Mr. V. A. Smith, and 

 one by Mr. W. Sandford. They comprise 62 Mu^al, 23 Pathan, 14 

 Malwa, 5 Kabul, 3 Hun, 2 Varaha, 1 Gadhiya and 1 Persian coins. 

 They all belong to well-known types, and detailed notices of them will 

 be found in the Society's Proceedings for February, August and 

 November. 



Ofa.ee of the Secretaries. 



Mr. J. Wood-Mason, Vice-President, edited the Journal, Part II, 

 and Dr. Hoernle continued as Philological Secretary during the year. 

 The duties of the General Secretary were carried on by Dr. Hoernle 

 until March, when Mr. Little took over charge of the office. 



Dr. W. King was in charge of the Treasurership throughout the 

 year. 



Mr. H. Ronaldson continued as Assistant Secretary during the 

 year. 



Mr. J. H. Elliott was the Assistant Librarian until October, when 

 he was granted leave of absence for six months without pay, and Babu 

 Haranchandra Gupta, B. A. was appointed to act in his place ; the 

 posts of Cashier, Pandit, and Copyist, were held throughout the year by 

 the permanent incumbents, Babii Nritiya Gopal Bose, Pandit Hari 

 Mohan Vidyabhiishan, and Babii Joges Chandra Chatterji respectively. 



