vi Annual Report. [February, 1916. 



Society's Premises and Property. 



The building of new premises for the Society has not yet 

 been taken in hand. 



The Society has received from the Board of Trustees for 

 the Improvement of Calcutta, a notice under section 45 of 

 Bengal Act IV of 1911 relating to the acquirement of a portion 

 of the land belonging to the Society for the purpose of widen- 

 ing Park Street. The area of land required is approximately 

 14| cottahs and the compensation which the Board proposes 

 to offer is Rs. 60,000. 



The roof of the Society's building was in a very bad 

 state of repair, and Rs. 145 has been spent for repairing leaks 

 over the skylights, for mending other defects in the main roof, 

 and for repairing a crack in one of the walls. 



The room rented by the Automobile Association of Bengal 

 was colour-washed and repainted at a cost of Rs. 79-12. 



Permission was granted to Col. Sir S. G. Burrard, K.C.S.I., 

 to make a replica of the Medallion of James Rennell belonging 

 to the Society. The Medallion has been lent to him for the 

 purpose. 



Indian Museum. 



No presentations were made to the Indian Museum. 



During the year there has been no change in the Society's 

 Trusteeship, and the Hon'ble Justice Sir Asutosh Mukho- 

 padhyaya, Kt., C.S.I. , D.Sc, F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E., continues to 

 be a member of the Board of Trustees on behalf of the Society 

 under the Indian Museum Act X of 1910. 



Indian Science Congress. 



The Second Indian Science Congress was held in Madras 

 on January 14th, 15th, 16th, 1915, under the presidency of the 

 Hon. Surgeon General W. B. Bannermann, C.S.I. , I.M.S. 

 The membership numbered about 150 and about 60 papers 

 were communicated. An account of the Congress was pub- 

 lished in our Proceedings for February, 1915. 



It has been arranged that the third Indian Science Con- 

 gress will be held at King George's Medical Hall, Lucknow, on 

 January 13th, 14th and 15th, 1916. 



His Honour Sir James Scorgie Meston, K.C.S.I., has con- 

 sented to be patron and Col. Sir S. G. Burrard, K.C.S.L, R.E., 

 F.R.S., has been appointed President with Dr. J. L. Simonsen 

 and Prof. P. S. MacMahon as Hony. Secretaries. A preliminary 

 programme and a programme of meetings have been drawn up 

 and circulated. The Society has asked the Government of India 

 to continue their support in connection with the meetings. 



