38 Annual Bepurt. [Feb. 



F. E. Pargiter for his translation of the Markandeya Piirdm, publishing 

 in the Bibliotheca Indica. 



The question of the cost of publishing Mr. Grierson's history of 

 the " Modern Vernacular Literature of Hindustan " was referred to the 

 Finance Committee. 



It having been reported to the Council that the tomb of the late 

 Mr. Blochmann in the Circular Road Cemetery was in a dilapidated 

 state and would cost Rs. 32 to restore to its original condition, Dr. 

 Hoernle was asked to see the tomb, and in case of repairs being neces- 

 sary to issue the necessary orders up to that amount. 



October 3lst, Ordinary Meeting. 



The Principal of the Agra College having applied for the return 

 of the Manuscript of the Prithi Raj Rdsdu, by Chand, it was decided on 

 the recommendation of the Philological Secretary to discontinue the 

 further publication of the work in the Bibliotheca Indica, it not being 

 historical, and there being grave doubts of its genuineness as a bai-dic 

 composition. 



The prospectus of the Muybridge photographs of animal locomo- 

 tion having been considered by the Council, it was decided not to pur- 

 chase any of them for the library. 



The purchase of a copy of the woi-k on American Spiders and their 

 Spinning work was sanctioned on recommendation of the Library 

 Committee. 



Maulvi Abdul Rahim having been obliged to resign the editorship 

 of the " Maasir-ul-Umara " on account of ill health, Maulvi Mirza 

 Ashraf Ali, 1st Persian Teacher of the Calcutta Madrassa, was ap- 

 pointed to carry on the work. 



An exchange of publications with the Queensland Branch of the 

 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia was declined. 



November 28th, Ordinary Meeting. 



An application from the Natural History Association of Bonn, on 

 the Rhine, for an exchange of publications, was declined. 



The presentation of some of the publications of the Bibliotheca 

 Indica was sanctioned to the Colvin Library at Hardui. 



Dr. Rajendralala Miti^a resigned his place as a representative of 

 the Asiatic Society on the Board of Trustees of the Indian Museum. 



Dr. Agornath Chatterjee was informed in reply to a request that 

 he might be allowed to consult all the leading Vaidya Pandits in the 

 translation of the " Susruta," instead of being confined to the entertain- 

 ment of a single Vaidya Pandit, that the Council could not recede from 



