X ^ Aniiiuil Report. [Februazy, 1907. 



Rs. 685-14 respective! J, but the accounts submitted, representing 

 these amounts, have been returned for verification and have not 

 yet been received back. 



Library. 



The total number of volumes and parts of magazines added 

 to the Library" during the year was 2,507, of which 484 were 

 purchased and 2,023 presented or received in exchange for the 

 Society's publications. 



The setting up in type of the new edition of the Society's 

 Library Catalogue is completed, ilr. Hari !Nath De is engaged 

 in reading the proofs and passincf the Catalogue through the press, 

 and, before the close of the year, the Catalogue will be published. 



The examination of the Library for the purpose of binding all 

 the books and periodicals in the Society and removing ail the 

 periodicals and reports to the ground floor of the building has not 

 yet been completed. 



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 further notice. 



The Council approved the proposal of the Publication 

 Committee to print the lists of new books added to the Library^ 

 twice yearly, instead of monthly, and to issue them separately, 

 instead of with the Proceedings. 



Mr, J, H. Elliott has continued Assistant Secretary and Lib- 

 rarian throughout the year. 



Boyal Society's Regional Bureau for India and Ceylon. 



By no means the least important work that the Society 

 carries on is that of Regional Bureau for India and Ceylon in the 

 preparation of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 

 This great scheme has ripened and is bearing good fiaiit. 

 The Regional Bureau is now worked by a strengthened Committee 

 of twenty- tlu*ee of our members and has received, from the 

 Government of India, a welcome but necessax'V grant-in-aid of 

 Rs, 1,000. 



Elliott Prize for Scientific Research. 



The subject selected for the Elliott Gold Medal for the year 

 1906 was Natural Science, and only two essays have been received 

 in competition which have been referred to the Trustees for report. 



Barclay Memorial Medal. 



• In order to award the Barclay Memorial Medal for 1907, the 

 following members were appointed to form a *' Special Com- 

 mittee " to record theii^ recommendations for the consideration of 

 the Council : Mr. L H. BurkiU, Mr. E. Vredenburg, Rai Bahadiu' 

 Ram Brahma Sanyal, Captain A, T. Gage, LM.S., and Lt.-CoL 

 Gi F. A. Hanis. LM.S. 



