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ii Annual Report. [ February, 1918. 
ANNUAL RREPORT FOR 1917. 
The Council of the Asiatic Society has the honour to sub- 
mit the following report on the state of the Society’s affairs 
during the year ending 31st December, 1917. 
Member List. 
The number of Ordinary Members at the close of 1917 was 
378 against 407 at the close of 1916. The number of Ordinary 
Members elected during 1917 was 22. Out of these 4 have not 
yet paid their entrance fees, and one asked that his election might 
be cancelled. The number of Ordinary Members added is, 
therefore, 17. In addition 1 member elected in 1916 has paid 
his entrance fee during the year, making a total of 18 Ordinary 
Members added to the last list. On the other hand, 16 with 
drew, 7 died, 10 were struck off under Rule 38, 10 were struck 
off under Rule 40, and 4 were struck off under Rule 41. : 
The number of Ordinary Members showed an unbroken 
yearly increase for a number of years to a maximum of 519 aR 
1911. Since this date there has been an unbroken and slightly 
more rapid decrease, as will be shown by the following tablolat a 
statement of the numbers of Ordinary Members for the P 
Six years :— 
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ures | | ait 
1912 . | 203 299 19 | 451 | 93°| 43 | 66 | 
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be 200 | 211 | 19 | 430 | 93 | 46 | 69 | 
1d, 191 | 187 | 19 | 307 | 26 | 50 | %6 Ae 
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ai 145 | 159 | 18 | go2 | 25 | 60 | 88 | Mt 
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1917: 160 | 144 | 45 309 24 45 | 69 | 38 
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Donets ——— 
The present number, 378, is the lowest since 1906 uh a3 
was 407, the number in 1905 being 357. 7 
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