Minutes of Proceedings 427 



Eead the following recommendation from Council : — 



The Council recommend the Academy to lend the Mace, after the 

 conclusion of the Session, to the Department of Agriculture and Tech- 

 nical Instruction for Ireland, for exhibition in the Historic Loan 

 Collection, Cork Exhibition, 1902, subject to the conditions relative to 

 protection from destruction or injury set forth in the letter of applica- 

 tion, and to the condition of having it returned to the Academy at any 

 time that it shall be demanded by the Treasurer. 



The Recommendation was approved by the Academy. 



Donations were announced and thanks voted to the Donors. 



MoNDAT, Mat 12, 1902. 



Peof. Robert Atkinson, ll.d., litt.d., President, in the Chair. 



Prof. Stanley Lane-Poole, litt.d., read a Paper on " An early 

 Arabic Inscription from Rhodesia." 



Donations were announced and thanks voted to the Donors. 



Read the following letter : — 



"Berlin, "W. 15. Litdwigskirchstrasse, 2, 

 " den 30. April, 1902. 

 " Sehr geeheter Herr, . 



" Ich bestatige hiermit den Empfang des Diploms als 

 Honorary Member of the R.I. A. Zugleich bitte ich Sie, der Royal 

 Irish Academy meinen aufrichtigen Dank auszusprechen fiir die mir 

 durch die Wahl erwiesene Ehrung : dieselbe wird mir ein weiterer 

 Anspom sein meine Krafte ganz im Dienste der Wissenschaft zu 

 verwenden. 



" Ich verbleibe mit vorziiglicher Hochachtung 

 " Ihr ergebener, 



"Dr. H. Zimmer. 

 " Hkrrn C. J. Jolt, 



" Secretary of the R.I.A." 



