12 Annual Report, [Feb. 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 



During the year 1903, Index-slips to the number of 624 were sent 

 to the Director of the Catalogue. 



With the exception of the volume of Zoology (which has not yet 

 been published), and the second part of Botany (expected shortly), the 

 whole of the first annual issue of the Catalogue has been distributed to 

 subscribers ; of the second annual issue the volume of Astronomy has 

 already been distributed, and that of Bacteriology is expected shortly. 



In addition to the subscriptions mentioned in the last year's report 

 the Governments of Bombay and Madras have remitted direct to Lon- 

 don their subscriptions for sets and separate volumes of the first annual 

 issue. 



A sum of Rs. 1,647-11 representing the subscriptions of: — The 

 Dewan of Mysore (for two sets), The Bombay Fniversity and the Native 

 Greneral Library, Bombay, The State Council, Jammu, Kashmir (one 

 set.), and the Government of India (Home Department) for the volumes 

 actually supplied, and part subscriptions from the Librarian, Imperial 

 Library, has been received. 



Max Miiller Memorial Fund. 



From the sum of Rs. 716 collected by the Society in aid of the Max 

 Miiller Memorial Fund, Rs. 46-6 has been deducted for sundry expenses 

 incurred by the Society, and the balance Rs. 669-10 has been remitted 

 to Prof. A. A. Macdonell, Secretary to the Max Miiller Memorial Fund. 

 The thanks of the Executive Committee have been received for the 

 amount. 



Barclay Memorial Medal. 



During 1903, the Council of the Society awarded the Barclay 

 Memorial Medal to Major Ronald Ross (I. M.S., retired) in recognition 

 of his work in the investigation of the transmission of Malaria by the 

 mosquito. 



Proposed Search for Persian and Arabic MSS. 



The Society has made a representation to the Government of India, 

 Home Department, showing the present position of the agency set up 

 by Government in connection with the Society for the publication of 

 Oriental Works and the search for and cataloguing of Oriental Manu- 

 scripts, and further suggesting for the consideration of Government 

 whether a systematic search for Manuscripts of Persian and Arabic works 

 might not suitably be instituted similar to the search for Sanskrit 

 Manuscripts which has long been conducted in Bengal by the Society on 

 behalf of Government. 



