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and important, as is indicated by his editions of the Nirukta, 

 Aitareya Brahmana, and Satapatha Brahmana, with com- 

 mentaries and valuable introductions and notes. His Nirukta- 

 lochanam and Aitareyalochanam indicate a study of Vedic 

 literature with a critical attitude of mind, of which we find 

 little evidence in the ordinary orthodox Pandit. A complete 

 list of his numerous works— more than 75 in number — will be 

 found on pages 30-33 of the pamphlet published by Pandit 

 Devavrata Vidyaratna in 1896. — [Ashutosh Mookerjee]. 



Khan Bahadur Shams-ul-Ulama Moulvie Ahmed Abdul Aziz 

 Nayati on account of the contributions to literature, viz.. 

 (a) Siak-i-Deccan . (b) Tarikh-ul-Navayat, (c) Mahboob-us-Sier, 

 (d) Atyat-i-Sultani, (e) Falahatul Nakl, (/) Kasht-i-Angoor, 

 (g) Kasht-i-Tarkari, (h) Hayat-ul-Hamam, and (i) Gharaib ul- 

 Jummal. He has besides published Manuals on the Revenue, 

 Imam and Financial regulations of the Nizam's Government, 

 which have passed through 17 editions. — [D. C. Phillott]. 



Mr. L. K. Anantha Krishna Iyer, B.A., L.T., Superin- 

 tendent of Ethnography, Cochin State, is the author of 

 c< Cochin Tribes and Castes," an ethnographical work of 

 considerable value. — [G. H. Tipper]. 



The following three gentlemen were balloted for as 

 Ordinary Members : 



Lieut. G. M. Routh, R.A., Ferozepore, proposed by Lieut.- 

 Colonel D. C. Phillott, seconded by Mr. G. H. Tipper; Babu 

 Padamraj, Merchant, 9, Juggo Mohun Mullick's Lane, Cal- 

 cutta, proposed by Mr. R. D. Mehta, seconded by Mr. G. H. 

 Tipper ; Captain A. C. Tancock, 31st Punjabis, proposed h\ 

 Lieut.-Colonel D. C. Phillott, seconded by Mr. G. H. Tipper. 



The following papers were read : 



1. Note on a Miniature Temple. — By Radha Kanta 

 Ghose. Communicated by the General Secretary. ■ 



2. A System of Indian Scientific Vocabulary. — By Manit- 

 oba Nath Banerjee. Communicated by the General Secre 

 tary. 



These papers will not be published in the Journal. 



3. On the preparation of Phenyl-Nitro- Methane by the 

 interaction of Mercurous Nitrite and Benzyl Chloride.— By 

 Panchanan Xeogi and Birendra Bhusan Adhikary. Com- 

 municated by Dr. P. C. Ray. 



4. Notes on the History of the District of Hughly or the 

 ancient Rada. — By Nundolal Dey. 



3. Materia Medica Animalium Indica.—By D. Hooper. 



