ied 1905. ] Annual Report. 
more rapidly than has hitherto been done ; hence me two papers 
read recently remained in hand at the end of the 
Botany has been specially well fiprenested "The apers 
published include two important memoirs on “ Materials for a Flora 
of the Malayan Peninsula” by Sir George Kin ae ee ~ a 
are dealt with ; Nos XXI to XXIV of the Novicize serares and three 
other papers describing new plants by Major D. Pra M. 
two joint papers by Major Prain and Mr. I. H. Burkill on Tease 
or Yams ; and one by Mr. J. R. Drummond on a new Scirpus : 
The Zoological contributions jaohnde thr = panes on the life- 
history of certain insects of economic importance, rout, 
. oe, a paper on Additions to the Oriental ‘Snakes at the Indian 
Museum by Mr. Nelson Annandale, and another nde = same author 
(not ek Spgs on the Lizards of the Andam 
the other contributions of rege eae eo mentioned a 
series of ‘tice papers, illustrated by plates, qn “ ehreen in the Bay 
= of Bengal” and “. “ Himalayan Summer es ’ by Mr. C. Little, 
ob “Mr. . Hooper on the oceurrence i pany: in 
Baluchistan and on ieee an ancient Eastern Medicin 
Journal Part III. 
Four numbers have been issued, three containing pilents 
a well as long communications. The papers are of co nsiderable 
_ Importance, for they are concise statements by men who have had 
i BPC ®ology of interesting localities. r. J. E, Friend-Pereira 
contributed an Essay on the ogi es of the Khonds and Pes janet 
which st ae intermarriage among them ; the Rev. 
and Major P. R. T. Gurdon have dealt, chiefly from a cultural 
ie points i in ethnogra aphy or ieee. “The matter printed 
os ac and is illustrated with four photographic 
a 
Chants might well be taken up o aeage members of 
ular 
‘ the ees in connection with the Journal Part 
Shae 
Coins. 
Ten copper coins and 13 silver coins have been presented 
