PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For February, 1889, 



The Annual Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on 

 Wednesday the 6th February 1889, at 9 P. M. 



Lieut.-Col. J. Wateehouse, President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : 



E. T. Atkinson, Esq., H. Beveridge, Esq., Babu Gaurdas Bysack, 

 W. R. Criper, Esq., Babu Saratchandra Das, E. Gay, Esq., Babu 

 Rajanikanta Gupta, Kumar Rameswar Maliah, Major General Main- 

 waring, R. D. Mehta, Esq., Babu Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, T. R. Munro, 

 Esq., L. de Niceville, Esq., Moung Hla Oung, Esq., T. A. Pope, Esq., 

 H. M. Rustomjee, Esq., Dr. J. Scully, G. EL Tawney, Esq., D. Waldie, 

 Esq., J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 



Visitors : — Dr. J. Burgess, Rev. Dr. Lansdell, R. H. M. Rustomjee, 

 Esq., C. H. M. Rustomjee, Esq. 



Accoi-ding to the Bye-Laws of the Society the President ordered the 

 voting papers to be distributed for the election of Oflice-Bearers and 

 Members of Council, and appointed Messrs. Beveridge and de Niceville, 

 Scrutineers. 



The President then called upon the Secretary to x'ead the Annual 

 Report. 



Annual Report for 1888. 



The Council of the xisiatic Society have the honour to submii the 

 following report on the state and progress of t lie Society 's affairs 'luring 

 the past year. 



