February, 1905. | Annual Report. 
more rapidly than has hitherto been done; hence only two papers 
read recently remained in hand at the end of the year. 
Botany has been specially well represented. The papers 
published include two important memoirs on “ Materials for a Flora 
of the Malayan Peninsula” by Sir George King and Mr. J. 3. 
Gamble, in which the natural orders Caprifohacese and Rubiaceze 
are dealt with; Nos XXI to XXIV of the Noviciz Indice and three 
other papers describing new plants by Major D. Prain, I.MS.; 
two joint papers by Major Prain and Mr. I. H. Burkill on Dioscorez 
or Yams; and one by Mr. J. R. Drummond on a new Scirpus. 
The Zoological contributions include three papers on the life- 
history of certain insects of economic importance, by Mr. E. P. 
Stebbing, a paper on Additions to the Oriental Snakes at the Indian 
Museum by Mr. Nelson Annandale, and another by the same author 
(not yet published) on the Lizards of the Andamans. 
Among’ the other contributions of interest must be mentioned a 
series of four papers, illustrated by plates, on ‘‘ Cyclones in the Bay 
of Bengal” and on ‘ HimalayanSummer Storms” by Mr. C. Little, 
and two by Mr. D. Hooper on the occurrence of Melanterite in 
Baluchistan and on Rusot, an ancient Hastern Medicine. 
Adopting a proposal made by Major Prain, I.M.S., the Council 
resolved to hasten the publication of Sir George King’s “ Materials 
fora Flora of the Malayan Peninsula” by having it printed in 
London, and to issue it as an “Extra Number” of the Society’s 
Journal, Part I. 
Journal Part IIL. 
Four numbers have been issued, three containing supplements 
as well as long communications. The papers are of considerable ~ 
importance, for they are concise statements by men who have had 
opportunities of studying the less accessible Indian races or the 
archeology of interesting localities. Mr. J. H. Friend-Pereira 
contributed an Hssay on the septs of the Khonds and the customs 
which regulate intermarriage among them; the Rey. EH. M. Gordon 
and Major P. R. T. Gurdon have dealt, chiefly from a cultural 
standpoint, with primitive tribes in the Bilaspore district and in 
Assam respectively ; the Rev. P. O. Bodding and Mr. H. H. Walsh 
have described stone implements from different parts of India ; and 
various authors have furnished shorter notes and papers on other 
points in ethnography or sociology. The matter printed fills 77 
pages and is illustrated with four photographic plates. 
It has been decided that the subject of National Indian Hymns 
and Popular Chants might well be taken up by the members of 
the Society in connection with the Journal Part ITI. 
Coins. 
Ten copper coins and 13 silver coins haye been presented 
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