
February, 1922.) Annual Report. 0. 3 
cutta, the following additions to the regulations regarding 
the election of Fellows were accepted by the Council of the 
Society 
(1) That i in Rule 2 o ip following words be added at the 
end e the first senten 
“One at least oe ie om shall certify that he is personally 
acquainted with the scientific or literary work of the can- 
didates he proposes and is in a position from his own knowledge 
to express an opinion on its value.”’ 
(2) That the following be added as Rule 2 B:— 
‘“* Any candidate who canvasses for support in his candida- 
ture ae = disqualified for election. 
e of one Fellow viz :—-Dr. M. W. Travers, F.B.S.. 
has been seein feo the list of Fellows in accordance with 
Rule 40, being more than 3 years absent from India, and he has 
ceased to be a Fellow under the Society’s Rule 2 
The list of Fellows, now stands at 4 
Office Bearers. 
In February, 1921, Dr. S. W. Kemp reported that he 
would be absent from Calcutta for about six weeks and Dr. 
Baini Prashad officiated during the period as Biological Secretary 
of the Society. In pahae 1921, Prof D. R. Bhandarkar left 
Calcutta, and Mr. Rama P rasad Chanda acted for him as the 
Joint Philological Bacsstary, and continued to perform his own 
duties as Anthropological Secretary. Major R. Knowles 
-- India for eight months and Dr. U. x Brahmachari acted for 
Mr. O. Martin continued as the Honorary Treasurer 
shecuchnas the year until the 24th Meccdibee 
agreed to carry on the work until a successor was appointed. 
Mr. W. W. K. Page has consented to stand for election as 
Honorary Treasurer at the next annual election. Mr. A H. Harley 
continued, as Honorary General Secretary throughout the year 
with the exception of one month when Dr. W. A. K. Christie 
took charge of the wor 
have been no changes among the officers of the 
Society since the last annual election. 
Office. 
Mr. J. H. Elliott continued as Assistant Secretary during 
the year and gave prompt attention to the duties of his post. 
Pandit Mathuranath Majumdar, Resident Pandit in charge 
of the Government MSS., was granted leave for three months on 
full pay from Ist April ‘to 30th June, 1921, on the ground of 
ill-health. In November, 1921, he made another application 
for leave for another six months on the ground of ill-health, but 
Council refused further leave until he had checked the Govern- 
