PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For June, 1904. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednes- 

 day, the 1st June 1904, at 9 p.m. 



The Hon. Me. Justice F. E. Pargiter, B.A., I.C.S., President, in 

 the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Mr. R. P. Ash ton, Mr. J. Bathgate, Dr. T. Bloch, Mr. I. H. Bar- 

 kill, Mr. W. K. Dods, Mr. J. R. Drummond, Mr. D. Hooper, Kumar 

 Ramessur Maliah, Captain L. Rogers, I.M.S., Mahamahopadhyaya 

 Haraprasad Shastri, Dr. G-. Thibaut, Babu Jogindra Nath Vidyabhu- 

 shan, Pundit Satis Chandra Vidyabhushan, Mr. E. Vredenburg, Mr. J. 

 "Wyness. 



Visitors : — Mr. L. L. Fermor, Mr. J. M. Maclaren, and Mr. H. K. 

 Scott. 



The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



One hundred and twenty- three presentations were announced. 



The Hon. Mr. Justice H. L. Stephen, Mr. J. F. Hewitt, Mr. R. R. 

 Simpson, Mr. G. E. Pilgrim, Mr. G. H. Tipper, and Babu Gopal Chan- 

 dra Chatterjee were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members. 



A vacancy having occurred owing to the death of Dr. Otto Boht- 

 lingk, the Council recommended Dr. G. A. Grierson for election as an 

 Honorary Member at the next Meeting. 



The scientific career of Dr. G. A. Grierson is so well known to the 

 members of this Society that only a few words are needed in order to 



