60 Dr. T. Bloch — A note on the Son Bhandar Cave. [May, 



The Revd. A. H. Franoke, Moravian Missionary, Leh, Ladakh, who 

 has been proposed for election as an Associate Member of the Society, 

 has made himself known as a very good Tibetan scholar. A valuable 

 publication of bis, a Grammar of the Ladakhi dialect of Tibetan, has 

 just appeared as Extra No. 2 to Journal, Part I, for 1891. Other papers 

 by him, published partly in the Society's Journal, partly in other 

 serials, deal principally with the language, popular literature and 

 folklore of that part of Tibet, where he is stationed, and with which 

 he is intimately acquainted. It is hoped that, becoming more closely 

 connected with our Society, he will offer us for publication further 

 results of those interesting researches, which he pursues with much 

 ardour. He is not likely to become an Ordinary Member. 



The General Secretary reported the death of Dr. Albrecht Weber, 

 an Honorary Member of the Society. 



The President announced : — 



1. That Dr. T. Bloch having returned from tour, had taken over 

 charge of the duties of Philological Secretary from Mahamahopadhyaya 

 Haraprasad Shastri. 



2. That Captain A. F. McArdle, I.M.S., had been appointed 

 Treasurer in the place of Mr. W. K. Dods, resigned. 



A cordial vote of thanks was proposed by the President to Mr. W. 

 K. Dods for his services as the Treasurer of the Society, which was 

 carried by acclamation. 



The General Secretary read the following extract received from 

 the Secretary to the Malda Mahomedan Association. 



" Proposed by Munshi Shaikh Zamiruddin and seconded by Haji 

 Ali Tanafza and carried unanimously that the tomb of the late Munshi 

 Gholam Hossain, the author of Reazus-Salatin, which exists in a dila- 

 pidated condition in Mahulla Chouk Morbonali in this town of English 

 Bazar be thoroughly repaired and enclosed with suitable railings and 

 that the expenses be met from the funds of the Association." 



The General Secretary reported the presentation of one gold coin 

 found in the Poena District from the Honorary Secretary, Bombay 

 Branch, Royal Asiatic Society. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. A note on the Son Bhandar Cave near Bajgir. — By Dr. T. Bloch. 



(Abstract.) 

 In this paper I endeavour to determine the date and original desti- 

 nation of the Son Bhandar or ' Gold Treasury ' Cave near Rajgir. It 



