22 Annual Beport. [Feb. 



* Vienna: — Zoologisch-bofcauische Gesellschaft. « 



t : — Ornithologischer Verein. 



§ Washington : — American Historical Association. 



— Commissioners of the Department of AgdcuUnre. 



— Smithsonian Institution. 



— United States Geological Survey. 



— United States National Museum. 



* Wellington : — New Zealand Institute. 

 * : — Polynesian Society. 



* Yokohama : — Asiatic Society. 



* : — Deutsche Gesellschaft f iir Natur-und Volkerkuude 



Ostasiens. 

 t Zagreb : — Archa3ological Society. 



* Zurich : — Naturforschende Gesellschaft. 



Abstract op Proceedings of Council during 1895. 

 February \st, Ordinary Meeting. 



An order was made thanking Dr. G. A. Grierson for his report as 

 the Delegate of the Asiatic Society of Bengal at the 10th International 

 Congress of Orientalists held at Geneva in the year 1894. 



On the recommendation of Babu Gaui'das Bai9ak and Babu parat 

 Candra Das, two Tibetan Manuscripts were returned to the donor, 

 Mahanta Omrao Giri Gossein. 



At the request of Monsieur de la Vallee Poussin, a copy of the 

 9th Chapter of the Commentary of the Sanskrit Manuscript " Bodhi- 

 caryavatara " was ordered to be sent from the Society's Library. 



The General Secretary was authorized to vote on behalf of the 

 Society for Ward No. 16. 



On the recommendation of the Council, a new edition of Burton's 

 Arabian Nights edited by Leonard C. Smithers was ordered to be pur- 

 chased for the Society's Libi^ary. 



The Budget of the expenses of the Bibliotheca Indica drawn up by 

 the Philological Committee for the year 1895 was approved. 



Messrs. Meugens, King and Simson -were appointed to audit the 

 Accounts for 1894. 



Dr. Grierson having returned from leave and relieved Dr. A. F. 

 R. Hoenile of the Philological Secretaryship of the Society, the 

 change was recorded and ordered to be reported at the next Gcuex'al 

 Meeting. 



