February, 1909.] Annual Report. xiii 
Barclay Memorial Medal. 
In order to award the Barclay Memorial Medal for 1909, 
the following members were appointed to form a ‘‘ Special Com- 
mittee ’’ ‘to record their recommendations for the consideration 
of the Council: Mr. I. H. Burkill, Capt. A. T. Gage, I.MS., 
Capt. R. E. Lloyd, I.M.S., Lt.-Col. F. J. Drury, I.M.S., and 
Mr. E. Vredenburg. 
Society’s Premises and Property. 
The interior of the’ Society’s rooms has been white- 
washed and decorated, and the cane matting has been partially 
repaired. 
The question of building new premises for the Society on its 
own ground is still under consideration by the Council. 
Exchange of Publications. 
During 1908, the Council accepted six applications for ex- 
change of publications, viz :—(1) From the University of Pennsyl- 
vania in the section of Ethnology, Philadelphia: the Society’s 
Journal and Proceedings and the Ethnological papers from the 
Vemoirs for their Transactions. (2) From the Director of La 
Revue des Eiudes Ethnographiques et Sociologiques, Paris: the 
Society’s Journal and Proceedings and the Ethnographical 
Papers from the Memoirs for his magazine. (3) From the R 
Accademia della Scienze dell’ Istituto di Bologna : the Society’s 
the Academy. (4) From the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Cal- 
cutta: the Society’s Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs for 
the publications of the Institute. (5) From the Dominion 
Museum, Wellington : the Society’s Memoirs containing Ethno- 
graphical papers for the publications of the Museum. (6) From 
the Italian Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Rome : 
the Society’s Journal and Proceedings and the Scientific papers 
from the Memoirs for their Transactions. 
At the instance of the Hon’ble Mr. E. A. Gait, the Council 
agreed to exchange the Society’s Journal and Proceedings an 
Literary papers from the Memoirs for the publications of the 
Société des Bollandists, Brussells, and the Hon’ ble Mr. Gait has 
been informed accordingly. 
Publications. 
There were published during the year twelve numbers of 
the Journals and Proceedings (Vol. IV, Nos. 1—9, Extra No. 
1908, and Vol. LX XIV, Parts 2 and 3) containing 1084 pages 
and 16 plates. 
