PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For January, 1898. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 5th January, 1898, at 9 p.m. 



Dr. a. F. R. Hoernle, C.I.E., President in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Dr. A. Alcock, Dr. T. Bloch, F. Finn, Esq., TheRevd. H. B. Hyde, 

 H. H. Hayden, Esq., Kumar Rame9var Malia, J. Mann, Esq., R. D. 

 Mehta, Esq., L. de Mceville, Esq., A. T. Pringle, Esq., F. J. Rowe, Esq., 

 Babu Yadanath Sen, M. S. Seth, Esq., Pandit Haraprasad fastri, G. 

 Saunders, Esq., Dr. G. Watt, C.I.B. 



Visitors :— B. Aitken, Esq.-, W. K. Dods, Esq., Professor S. Levi, 

 R. G. Monteath, Esq., M. R. Mehta, Esq., W. H. Wood, Esq., Babu 

 Surendranath Yasu. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Forty-one presentations were announced, details of which are given 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected ordinary 

 members : — 



W. K. Dods, Esq. 

 Captain P. R. T. Gurdon. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : — 



The Revd. J. Watt, proposed by Br. G. Watt, seconded by C. 

 Little, Esq. 



David Hooper, Esq, F.C.S., F.I.C., F.L.S., proposed by Dr, A. 

 Alcock, seconded by F. Finn, Esq. 



