exii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [April, 
made his way on foot from Hungary. He remained in that 
country or in its vicinity for nine years. Eventually he 
achieved his long-cherished desire of visiting Calcutta. While in 
Calcutta, he placed at the disposal of Government all the literary 
treasures he had accumulated in his travels. For four years, 
Society’s house in the capacity of Librarian, cataloguing the 
works which he had himself presented. During this period he 
contributed many articles to the Journal on the Geography, 
History and Literature of Tibet. In April 1842 he died at 
Darjeeling on his way to Lhasa, at the age of 58. 
His habits were Spartan in their simplicity. He never used 
stimulants or tobacco. His food was tea with a little boiled 
rice. He possessed but one suit of clothes. His life and all this 
available funds were devoted to the objects for which this 
Society stands—the furtherance of Oriental learning in all its 
branches. 
The President drew attention of the meeting to the 
portrait of Sir Thomas Holland, K.C.1.E., offered to the 
Society, and read the following short note regarding him :— 
Str Tuomas Hotwanp, x. LE., AB CS., D.8c.; FR8., 
F.A.S.B. 
_ After a distinguished career at the Royal College of Science, 
Sir Thomas Holland joined the Geological Survey of India in 
He early joined this Society and served successively as Honor- 
ary General Secretary, Vice-President and President during 
1909-10. For several years he represented the Society on the 
