Annual Report. (February, 1905. 
a portrait of Shah Ghazi-ud-din’ Haidar, King of Oudh 
Bie (No. 26); 
a portrait of. James Grant Duff, author of the ‘“ History 
of the Mahrattas ” (No. 51) ; 
a painting of the interview between the Governor-General 
and the Raja of Kota, (No. 107) ; and i 
a portrait of Nasarat Jang, Nawab of Dacca (No. 91). 
This decision was communicated to the Trustees. They 
asked that these objects might be placed at their disposal at once, 
with the exception of the Asoka stone, for exhibition along with 
the other Victoria Memorial Hxhibits in the galleries of the 
Indian Museum, and the Council have handed over the objects 
for exhibition in the Indian Museum Gallery during the cold 
season of 1904-5 with the request that the objects be returned 
when the exhibition closes, to be on view in the Society's rooms. 
During the year certain portions of the Society's rooms were 
whitewashed and colourwashed ; and the Council has now under 
consideration a proposal to execute thorough repairs and certain 
structural improvements in the Society’s building. The cost will 
be great, but will be chiefly met out of a grant of Rs. 10,000 
which the Government of India has generously made to the 
Society for the purpose. The estimates are now under considera- 
tion. 
All the pictures of the Society have been cleaned and var- 
nished at a cost of Rs. 1,806, and new frames have been received 
from London. The pictures will be reframed as soon as possible. 
Exchange of Publications. 
During 1904, the Council accepted eight applications for 
exchange of publications, viz: (1) from the Botanic Institute of 
Buitenzorg, Java, the Society’s Journal Part II and Proceedings 
being exchanged for their ‘“‘ Annals” and “ [cones Bogorienses ” ; 
(2) from the Schlesische Gesellschaft fiir vaterlindische Cultur, 
Breslau, the Society’s Journal Parts I—III and Proceedings 
being exchanged for the publications of that Society ; (3) from 
the University of Montana, the Society’s Journal Parts II 
and III for the “ Bulletm”; (4) from the R. Accademia dei 
Lincei, Rome, the Society’s Journal Part I-III and Proceedings 
being exchanged for the publications of the Academy; (5) 
from the Société d’Ethnographie, Paris, the Society’s Journal 
Part III, for their “ Bulletin ” ; (6) from the Société Royale Belge 
de Géographie, Brussels, the Society’s Journal Part III being 
exchanged for their ‘“ Bulletin;” (7) from the Department of 
Fisheries, Sydney, the Society’s Journal Part II, for their 
“Report”; and (8) from the Archeological Survey Department 
of India, the Society’s Journal Parts I and III being exchanged 
for the publications of that Department. 
In addition to these exchanges, the Imperial Library 
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