February, 1905.] Annual Address, 
Search for Sanskrit MSS. 
This department of the Society’s work was, as in previous year's, 
in the hands of the Joint Philological Secretary. , He paid several 
visits to Benares and other places, and with the assistance of his 
travelling pandits collected more than 1,200 MSS. and about 300 
f MSS. So 
us. A complete list of the names of the MSS. in the entire 
Government collection, now amounting to nearly 7,000 MSS., has 
n prepared in alphabetical order for publication. The second 
volume of the second series of notices of Sanskrit MSS. has been 
r 
The notices of Hindi manuscripts collected by the Sociéty’s 
agents during the year 1895 have been made over to the Nagaripra- 
charini Sabha of Benares for publication at the Society's cost. 
Search for Arabic and Persian Manuscripts. 
In answer to the representation made by the Society to the 
Government of India, in favour of a systematic search for Arabic 
and interest. The search is in charge of Dr. Ross, and he = 
appointed two Travelling Maulavis and a Resident Maulavi to assist 
in this work. 
he Report having been read and some copies having been 
distributed, The Hon'ble Mr. Pargiter, President, gave his An- 
ual Address. 
Annual Address, 1904. 
The Secretaries have laid before you their combined report 
Setting out briefly the business that has been transacted by the 
