1896.] Annual Report. 23 



February 28th, Ordinary Meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Secretary a copy 

 of Geyer's Supplement to J. Hiibner's Saramlung Exotischer Schmet- 

 terlinge was subscribed for. 



At the request of Ihe Manager, Moslem Chronicle and the Mahom- 

 medan Observer, it was decided that the Arabic and Persian series of 

 the Bibliotheca Indica should be advertised in that paper once a month 

 for 6 months at Rs. 6 per month. 



Permission was given to Mr. E. A. Gait to reprint and sell his 

 article on the " Koch Kings of Kamrup " from the Society's Journal for 

 1893. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, several books 

 were ordered to be purchased for the Society's Library. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Secretary, it was 

 agreed to purchase a copy of Oliver's translation of Botany by Kerner 

 for the Society's Library. 



March 28th, Ordinary Meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Secretary, it was 

 agreed to purchase a copy of Vol. II. of Letheerry's and Severin's 

 Catalogue General des Hemipteres for the Society's Library. 



At the request of the Secretary of the Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 

 Benares, Journal, Part I. and Proceedings, were offered to the Sabha in 

 exchange for its publications. 



A copy of Lassen's Indische Altertumskunde, in four volumes and 

 supplements, vols. I. and II, 2nd edition, was purchased for the Society's 

 Library. 



A letter was recorded from the Government of India sanctioning the 

 continuation of the Annual Grant of Rs. 3,200 in aid of the operations 

 in search of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Bengal up to the end of the 

 financial year 1899-1900. 



On an application from Babii Manmatha Natha Datta, a copy of his 

 translation of the " Ramayana " was purchased, and the publications of 

 the " Wealth of India " series, were subscribed for. 



Pandit Madhu Sudan Smrtiratna was allowed to edit the " Kala- 

 viveka " and the " Smrti Candrika " for the Bibliotheca Indica fi^om 

 the manuscripts in his possession. 



On the recommendation of the General Secretary, several books 

 were purchased for the Society's Library. 



On the recommendation of the Council, it was ordered that General 

 Strachey, Lord Rayleigh, Mr. C. H. Tawney and Professor Dr. G. 

 Biihler, should be proposed at the next General Meeting for Honorary 

 Membership. 



