February, 1912.] Annual Report. XVii 
At the Annual Meeting held on Ist February, 1911, Mr. 
E. A. Gait, C.I.E., I.C.S., and Mr. H. H. Hayden, B.A., B.E., 
F.G.8., were elected Fellows of the Society. 
Elliott Prize for Scientific Research. 
No Prize having been awarded during the last three years, 
owing to the lack of competition, the Trustees specially sanc- 
tioned the award of four Prizes for the year 1911, for essays 
showing original work or investigation by the essayist, in 
Physical, Chemical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences. 
Special effort was made to advertise the Elliott Prize for 
Scientific Research and a Notification was printed and sent to 
the Principal of every College in Bengal and to the Principals 
of the Colleges in the District of Dacca, Mymensingh, Backer- 
was printed in the Calcutta Gazette of the 15th, 22nd and 
29th March, 1911. Twelve essays have been received in com- 
petition ; these have been referred to the Trustees for report. 
Barclay Memorial Medal. 
On the recommendation of the ‘‘ Barclay Memorial Medal ”’ 
Special Committee, the Council awarded the Medal for 1911 
to Dr. Karl Diener, Professor of Paleontology at the University 
of Vienna, in recognition of his paleontological researches. 
Society’s Premises and Property. 
The proposal made by the Principal, Government School 
of Art, for an improved system of protection and preservation 
of the valuable paintings belonging to the Society, announce 
in the last Annual Report, was not accepte 
On a Notice from the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, 
raising the assessment of the Society’s premises from Rs. 7,513 
to Rs. 12,268 annually, Mr. W. . K. Page, Solicitor of 
Messrs. Pugh & Co., and the General Secretary attended the 
hearing of the objections lodged by the Society. The assessed 
annual value has been reduced from Rs. 12,268 to Rs. 7,667, 
an increase on the valuation of 1905 of Rs. 154 only. 
he question of building new premises for the Society on 
its own ground has been finally sanctioned and the Secretary 
has been empowered to carry out the recommendations of the 
Sub-Committee. It is hoped that these details will be worked 
out shortly. 
Exchange of Publications, 
During 191], the Council accepted two applications for 
exchange of publications, viz.— (1) From the Sarawak Museum : 
the Society’s Journal and Proceedings and Memoirs in ex- 
