PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For February, 1896. 



The Annaal Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on 

 "Wednesday, the 5th February, 1896, at 9 p.m. 



Alexander Pedler, Esq., F. R. S., President, in the chair. 



The following members were prfsent : — 



Maulvi Abdus Salam, Dr. A. W. Alcock, H. K. W. Arnold, Esq., 

 J. C. Bose, Esq., F. Finn, Esq., Dr. Gr. A. Grierson, Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, 

 S. C. Laliarry, Esq., C. Little, Esq., J. Mann, Esq., R. D. Mehta, Esq., 

 W. H. Miles, Esq., Babu Pahcanana Muklierjee, Dr. G. Ranking, 

 Babu Lakshmi Narayana Simha, Major R. C. Temple, Dr. G. Watt, 

 C. R. Wilson Esq., 



Visitors : — Dr. J. R. Adie, Babu Jyoti Bhusan Bhaduri. 



According to the Bye-laws of the Society, the President ordered 

 the voting papers to be distributed for the election of Officers and 

 Members of Council for 1896 and appointed Major R. C. Temple and 

 Mr. J. C, Bose to be Scrutineers. 



The President then called upon the Secretary to read the Annual 

 Report. 



Annual Report for 189^. 



The Council of tlie Asiatic Society have the honour to submit the 

 following Report on the state and progress of the Society's affairs 

 during the past year : — 



Member List. 



During the year under review 29 Ordinary Members were elected, 

 7 withdrew, 4 died, 16 were removed from the list, viz.f 11 under Rule 38 



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