vi Annual Report. [February, 1917. 



to the Government of Bengal, the Council accepted Mess 

 Martin & Co.'s estimate of Rs. 2 ; 505 for urgent repairs. 



Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., has presented through 

 Dr. Aimandale a photograph of himself. It is hoped that thi- 

 photograph, together with other similar portraits that we 



of our more distinguished members, may ultimately be 

 in such a way as to allow them to be hung in a group; 



posses 



but money cannot at present be found for this. 



Indian Museum. 



The Hon'ble Justice Sir Asutosh Mukhop&dhy a ya , Kt. r 

 C.S.I., D.Sc, F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E.. was re-appointed by the Coun- 

 cil to represent the Society on the Board of Trustees. 



Indian Science Congress. 



The Third Indian Science Congress was held in Lucknow 

 on the 13th, 14th and 15th January, 1916, under the presidency 

 of Colonel Sir Sidney Burrard, K.C.S.I., R.E., F.R.S. The 

 meetings were attended by over 300 members and visitors and 

 some 70 papers were communicated, abstracts of which have 

 been published in our Proceedings, Vol. XI I, 11)16, pp. lxxix- 

 cxxvii, pi. A and B. 



It was arranged that the Fourth Indian Science Congress 

 should be held at Bangalore on the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th 

 January, 1917. His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore consent- 

 ed to be Patron and Sir Alfred Bourne. K.C.I. R. f F.H.S., was 

 appointed President with Dr. J, L. Simonsen as Honorary 

 Secretary. 



The Government of India have issued orders that selected 

 Officers from the various Provinces, who can be spared, may be 

 permitted to attend on duty the three Meetings of the Indian 

 Science Congress to be held in 1017, 1918 and 1919 respectively. 



Meetings. 



The Society's General Meetings have been held regularly 

 every month, with the exception of the recess months of Sep- 

 tember and October, 1916. 



With the kind permission of Dr. X. Annandale, the 

 Society's General Meetings on the 1st November and ft* 

 December, 1916, were held at the Museum House, the Society's 

 Hall being under repair. 



Lectures. 



During the year, three lectures were delivered :— (1 & 2) On 

 March 24th and 31st respectively, two lectures on his recent tour 

 id the Far East, illustrated bv lantern slides bv Dr. N. Annan- 



