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periodicals in the Society which required it. For this purpose 
nearly two-thirds of the Library has been examined, and 22 book 
racks have been purchased for the accommodation of the periodicals. 
Owing to increase in the number of Sanskrit MSS., it has been 
found necessary to separate the Sanskrit MSS. from those in 
Arabic and Persian, and the west room has been set apart to 
accommodate the former. - 
At the suggestion of Sir Charles Lyall, the Hebrew MS. con- 
taining the translation of an early Italian work on the Koran in 
the Society’s Library was presented to the British Museum. 
In modification of the order regarding the proposed rejection 
of certain books from the Society’s Library, the General Meeting 
resolved that the Library Committee be empowered to settle the 
prices of books with authority to offer Government publications 
to Government. Only two such publications have been accepted (by 
the Imperial Library), and other public bodies have written to say 
that the books offered for sale were not required by them. The 
books will now be stamped with a special stamp and put up to 
public auction. 
he question of the procedure to be followed in lending out 
MSS., both in India and Europe, was referred to a Sub-Committee, 
which drew up the new rules published in the Proceedings for 
December 1905. 
In continuation of the Council order, the Imperial Library 
has been allowed to borrow books and MSS. from the Society for the 
use of its readers, until 31st August 1906, subject to the new rules 
for lending out MSS. During the period from September 1904 to 
August 1905, forty-nine books and MSS. have been thus borrowed. 
Babu Mahendra Nath Mukerjee resigned his appointment as 
the Pandit for the Oriental Library in October, and Babu Kunja 
, Behari Nyayabhushana was appointed to fill the vacant post. 
ibrary was in charge of Mr. J. H. Elliott, the Assistant 
Secretary and Librarian of the Society. 
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, 
During the year the volumes on Chemistry, Meteorology, 
Botany and Zoology of the second annual issue, and y 
and asked this Bureau to appoint one or two delegates to represent 
