1898.] An7iual Report, 27 



The names of the Rev. J. Porter, Mr. A. Murray and Dr. 

 J. Macgowan, Corresponding Members of the Society, were struck off 

 from the list of members, their addresses being long since unknown^ 



It was agreed to announce at the next General Meeting of the 

 Society that the Barclay Memorial Medal would be given for the most 

 important piece of work done in research in Zoology or Botany specially 

 relating to India during 1897. 



Dr. Ranking was asked to make arrangements for the preparation 

 of an Index to Low's Translation of the Badaoni, Vol. II, at the usual 

 rate. 



The annual increment of the Assistant Secretary of the Society 

 was recorded. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, a fee of 

 Rs. 3-0-0 per page for translating and editing Al-Muqaddasi's vYork 

 " Ahsanu-1-tagasim " was agreed to. 



The purchase of a copy of I-tsing Buddhist Religion as practised 

 in India and the Malay Archipelago, was approved. 



Copies of the life of Lord Clyde, and life of Sir Hope Grant, were 

 ordered for the Society's Library. 



February 25th, Ordinary Meeting. 



On an application from the Chief Librarian, Royal University of 

 Upsala, asking to be supplied with a long list of Bihliotheca Indica 

 wanting in their set, and of the back volumes of the Society's Journal, 

 Part III and Proceedings, it was ordered to give them as many numbers 

 of the Bihliotheca Indica of both series as are available according to 

 the rules, also to complete the Society's Journal, Part III and the 

 Froceedings. 



The Librarian of the Johns Hopkins University was supplied with 

 five fasciculi of the '' Aitareja Aranyaka " wanting in their set. 



Dr. Ranking was allowed at the rate of Rs. 3-0-0 a page instead of 

 the sanctioned rate of Rs. 2-0-0 a page for the translation of Badaoni, 

 Vols. I and III. 



A letter from the Master, Her Majesty's Mint, Calcutta, stating 

 that the obverse die of the Barclay Memorial Medal had been hardened 

 and polished and forwarding a specimen in tin struck from it, was 

 recorded. 



With reference to the affiliation of the Buddhist Text Society 

 with the Asiatic Society of Bengal, it was lesolved that the Finance 

 Committee should be first consulted and asked to ascertain — 



(1). The Financial position of the Buddhist Text Society. 



(2). If the Government of Bengal was willing to continue the 

 annual grant of Rs. 2,000 to Ire Asiatic Society of ncncral. 



