S>2 Annual Address. [Feb. 



And now, gentlemen, I offer you my sincere thanks for the honour 

 you conferred on me last year in electing me your President. It will 

 always remain one of my pleasantest recollections of India that I was 

 permitted to close my career in this country with that distinction ; and 

 I have the additional satisfaction of knowing that in the Hon'ble 

 H. H, Risley, C.I.E., I shall have a successor who is distinguished not 

 only by his position in his own Service, but also by his achievements in 

 scientific research. 



The President announced that the Scrutineers reported the result 

 of the elections to be as follows : — 



President. 

 The Hon. Mr. H. H. Risley, CLE., B.A., I.C.S. 



Vice-Presidents. 

 A. Pedler, Esq., F.R.S. 

 Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, CLE. 

 The Most Revd. Archbishop P. Goethals, D.D., S.J. 



Secretaries and Treasurer. 

 Dr. T. Bloch. 



F. Finn, Esq., B.A., F.Z.S. 

 L. de Niceville, Esq., F E.S. 

 Surgeon-Major A. Alcock, M.B., CM.Z.S. 

 Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad f astri, M.A. 



G. W. Kiichler, Esq., MA. 



Other Members of Council, 



Babu Pratapa Candra Ghosa, B.A. 



Dr. G. Watt, CLE. 



Dr. P. K. Ray. 



R. D. Oldham, Esq., F.G.S. 



Surgeon- Captain A. R. S Anderson, B.A., M.B. 



A. T. Pringle, Esq. 



Surgeon-Lieut-Col. G. Ranking, M.D. 



W. B. Colville, Esq. 



The Rev. H. B. Hyde, M.A. 



The Meeting was then resolved into the Ordinary General Meeting. 



The Hon. Mr. H. H. Risley, CLE., B.A., I.CS., President in the 

 chair. ^ 



