February, 1905.] Annual Report. 
having paid their entrance fees. The election of one member was 
cancelled at his own request as he was not, prepared to join 
the Society at once. Of the members elected, 2 were old members 
who rejoined. The total number of members, at the close of 1904, 
was thus 343 against 335 in the preceding year. This is higher 
than that of any year on record. Of these 132 were Resident, 
130 Non-Resident, 14 Foreign, 21 Life, and 45 absent from India ; 
-and one a Special Non-Subscribing Member, as will be seen from 
the following table, which also shows the fluctuations in the nume 
ber of Ordinary Members during the past six years :— 
Pavyine. | Non-Payine. 
Y 5 3 sj GRAND 
BAD: = a | 3s |d'3w Tora. 
2 |} e202} & 3 a (Sm.8| = 
Spee ee ie | eee 
= ox 
re ao | e a5 a \@e3/¢ 
1899 120| 119] 13 | 252] 21 27 1 | 49 |. 301 
1900 .. | 116 | 124] 18 | 258| 22 | 80 1 | 53 | 3811 
1901 | FOS eeISS es |, 269) | 22). 36 1 | 59 | 328. 
1902 126 | 126] 14 | 266] 21 46 1. | 68 | 334. 
1903 127 \et260) 159 268 | 21 45 A Gye Ge 
1904 BR) BO) I SK) | Ben] aL 45 1 | 67 | -343- 
The five Ordinary Members, whose loss by death during the year 
we have to regret, were Dr. U.C. Mukerjee, Mr. A. T. Pringle, Mr. 
H. M. Rustomjee, Dr. Mahendralal Sircar and Dr. C. R. Wilson. 
There was one death amongst the Honorary Members, wiz., Dr. 
Otto von Béhtlingk. To fill this vacancy and others previously 
existing, the Society on the recommendation of the Council elected as 
Honorary Members, Professor H. Kern, Professor Ram Krishna 
Gopal Bhandarkar, Professor M. J. DeGoeje, Professor Ignaz 
Goldziher, Sir Charles Lyall, Sir William Ramsay, and Dr. G. A. 
Grierson. 
The List of Special Honorary Centenary Members and Associate 
Members continued unaltered from last year; their numbers 
standing at 4 and 13 respectively. 
Tntimation was received of the death of Dr. Emil Schlagint- 
weit, the only Corresponding Member of the Society. 
No members compounded for their subscription’ during the 
year. 
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