cii Proc. of the Asiatic Society of Bengal [March, 1910.] 



the river Titus near Brahmanbaria, I have found the plant in 

 several spots along the Assam- Bengal Railway. It occurs about 

 the sidings at the stations of (vi) Shamshernagar and (vii) 

 Tilagaon in the district of Sylhet : (viii) on the railway embank- 

 ment rather sparingly at < mile 296 ' — a spot where passengers 

 of ten alight for Haflong, at an altitude of about 1,800 feet 

 above sea-level : (ix) in great adundance about the railway 

 tracks at Lumding junction, and (x) equally in abundance 

 about the railway goods-yard at Gauhati. 



The spot where it entered India seems evident enough. As 

 it was some years ago much more abundant at Chittagong than 

 at Hajiganj, and as Hajiganj, Shamshernagar, Tilagaon, Haf- 

 long, Lumding, and Gauhati are all connected by railway with 

 the port of Chittagong, it is almost certain that it has travelled 

 to these various stations from Chittagong, the seeds adhering 

 probably to the gunny- wrappings of merchandise. Further, as 

 suggested by Professor Briihl, it may be assumed that the plant 



bo Calcutta by ship (river-steamer probably) and by ship 

 also to Port Canning ; and it is probable that it came to both 

 places from Chittagong, which seems to be its oldest station on 

 Indian soil. 5 ' 



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Kushan Kingdom. — By Thomas W. Kingsmell. — Communica- 

 ted by the Philological Secretary. 



This paper will be published in a subsequent number of the 

 Journal. 



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The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of the 

 Society was held at the. Society's rooms on Wednesday, the 9th 

 March, 1910, at 9-30 p.m. 



Lietjt.-Colonel F. P. Maynard, I.M.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present 



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Major W. D. Hay ward, I.M.S., Dr. W. C. Hossack, Captain 

 A. E. J. Lister, I.M.S., Dr. Indu Madhab Mallick, Dr. J. E. 

 Panioty, Captain F. H. Stewart, I.MS., Major L. Rogers, 

 I.M.S., Honorary Secretary. 



Visitor .—Major E. A. Newman, T.M.S. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Capt. E. D. W. Greig, I.M.S., delivered a lecture on 

 Sleeping Sickness, illustrated by lantern slides, 



