cexxxiv Proceedings of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. [April, 1919. 
The following members were present :— 
Dr. P. J. Brithl, Dr. B: L. Chowdhuri, Dr. W. A. K. Chris- 
tie, Mr. Hem Chandra Das-Gupta, Mr. 8S. W. Kemp, Dr. L. L. 
Fermor, Dr. G. E. Pilgrim, Mr. E. Vredenburg, Mr. H. Walker. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Fifty-six presentations were announced. 
The General Secretary reported that Babu Dwarkanath 
Chakravarti had Lig scones a desire to withdraw from the 
Society. 
The Secretary announced that it was proposed to hold an 
Exhibition at Howrah from the 19th to the 27th April, 1919, in 
connection with the 12th sitting of the Bengal Literary Confer- 
The et tg four gentlemen were balloted for as ordi- 
nary member 
Mr. R. Frid, I.C.S., Inglesby, Shillong, see by Mr. 
S. W. Kemp, seconded by ‘Dr. andale; Mr. A. Sen, M.A., 
Bar. -at-Law, University Lecturer, 80, Lower Gincular Road, 
Calcutta, proposed b y DY. b. Ls. Chaudhuri, seconded by 
Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana; Mr. S. N. Bal, Assistant Pe 
fessor of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, a llvgu gunge Circular 
oad, Calcutta, proposed by Dr. P. J. Briihl, seconded by the 
Hon. Justice Sir Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya; Bubu Panchanan 
Mitra, M.A., Professor, Bangabasi Collage, 116, Raja Rajendra- 
lal Mitra Road, Calcutta, proposed by Dr. Satis Chandra Vidya- 
husana, seconded by Mr. Hem Chandra Das-Gupta 
The following papers were read :— 
1. Fire Walking in South India.—By L. K. ANANTHA- 
KRISHNA IyER. Communicated by the Anthropological Secretary. 
Observations on the intra-uterine Embryos of Elasmo- 
branchs.— By T. SoutrHWELL and B. PRASHAD. 
This Fae has been published in the Journal. 
3. otes on oo —By L. Krnoyver. Communi- 
cated by De. SImons 
This paper will a “publishied in a subsequent number of 
the Journal. 
4. The Oculus in Boat Decoration—By J. HORNELL. 
Communicated by Dr. SIMONSEN. 
This paper will be published in the Memoirs. 
5. Suggestions concerning the History of the prea: of 
Northern India arising out Be 7d of the Siwalik Boulder Con- 
glomerates.—By G. E. Piru 
This paper has been published i in the Journal. 
