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A complete set of L' Anthropologic from Vols. 1 to 25 has 

 been purchased for the Society's Library, and it has been 

 decided to continue subscription to this periodical. In addi- 

 tion to this, copies of albums containing platinotype prints of 

 photographs of archaeological interest taken at Budh Gay a, 

 Udaigiri, Khandagiri and Dhauli Hill, Khajurahao, Brindaban, 

 Muttra, Madura, Gaur and Pandua, Karli Caves and Nasik 

 have been purchased for the Society's Library. 



A large collection of Oriental books belonging to the late 

 Mr. C. B. N. Cama has been presented to the Society's Library 

 by Mrs. Cama and has been labelled "The Cama Collection of 

 Oriental Literature." 



Mr. W. H. Miles presented to the Society a number of 

 books and other articles belonging to the Calcutta Microscopi 

 cal Society. 



In connection with the loan of MSS., the Council has 

 olved that in the case both of members and non- members 

 security must be furnished before a MS. is lent out. The 

 amount and form of the security will be determined, by the 

 Council in each case. The question of the form of the indem- 

 nity bond to be used in this connection is under consideration. 

 New rules have also been passed regarding the consultatior 

 of MSS. in the Society's rooms. 



The compilation of the Catalogue of the Scientific serials 

 available in Calcutta has now been taken in hand and specimen 

 pages have been printed and approved by the Sub-Committee 

 appointed to consider the preparation of the Catalogue. The 

 number of slips received is about 3000 ; they come from more 

 than 20 different libraries. It is hoped that the Catalogue 

 will be published during the course of the next six months. 



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Publications. 



There were published during the year ten numbers of 

 the Journal and Proceedings (Vol. LXXV, Part 4 ; Vol. X, 

 Nos. 9-11; Vol. XT, Nos. 1-6) containing 472 pages and 16 

 plates. 



Two numbers of the Memoirs were published (Vol. V, 

 No. 3, and Vol. V, extra No.) containing 168 pages and 36 

 plates. 



Numismatic Supplement No. 24 was published in the 

 Journal and Proceedings, Vol. X, Nos. 10 and 11, under the 

 Editorship of Mr. H. Nelson Wright. 



The Index to the Journal and Proceedings, Vol. VII, 1911, 

 was also printed. 



Owing to a demand for complete copies of the Society's 

 Edition of Csoma de Koros' Tibetan Grammar printed in 



