36 Annual Beiyort. [Feb., 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, the publica- 

 tion of 11 Sanskrit and 6 Persian works was sanctioned in the Biblio- 

 theca Indica. A detailed list with full particulars will be found under 

 the section " Bibliotheca Indica." 



Mr. John Boxwell, Maulvi Khudabuksh Khan and Colonel Jarrett 

 were elected Members of the Philological Committee. 



August 2Sth. Ordinary Meeting. 



Sundry brass articles, presented by Lieut. -Col. Malcolm G. Clerk 

 were ordered to be transferred to the Indian Museum. 



A letter was read from Kaviraj Samal Das Ji of Oodeypore asking 

 for the loan of a large number of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts. It 

 was resolved that the rule, which restricted to two the number of MSS. 

 that could be lent out, could not be relaxed. 



A letter was read from Professor Monier Williams thanking the 

 Society for the presentation to the Indian Institute of a complete collec- 

 tion of the Society's publications. 



At the suggestion of the Philological Secretary, Moulvi Abdul Khair 

 was authorized to undertake the Tarikh-i-Piroz Shahi (already sanc- 

 tioned by Council) instead of the Tusak-i-Timuri, with which he could not 

 proceed for want of Manuscripts. 



A proposal from Mr. Gr. A. Grierson to affiliate to the Society the 

 Bihar Branch, which it was intended to establish in Patna, was agreed to. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Committee, it was 

 resolved that a copy of all the publications issued in connection with the 

 International Fisheries Exhibition in South Kensington be purchased 

 for the Society's Library. 



An exchange of Journal, Part II, with the Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of Queensland was sanctioned. 



Dr. Rajendralala Mitra having rendered an account of the advances 

 made to him up to date, a further advance of Rs. 800 was sanctioned. 



Babu Pratapa Chandra Ghosha was elected a Member of Council. 



Octoher SOth. Ordinary Meeting. 



A letter from Mr. Rivett-Carnac, enclosing his paper on Sankissa 

 with illustrative sketches, was ordered to be brought up early next year. 



A letter from Mr. F. Moore, expressing his thanks for his election 

 as an Associate Member, was ordered to be read at the Society's next 

 Meeting. 



An exchange of the Society's Journal, Part II, with the Bulletin of 

 the Societe Entomologique de Belgique was sanctioned. 



An estimate for printing 500 copies of a single Fasciculus of the 

 Bibliotheca Indica for Rs. 154, paper included, from Babu Harish- 

 chandra Kaviratna was accepted. 



