PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For January, 1897. 



The MontMy Greneral Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 6th January, 1897, at 9 p.m. 



Dr. a. F. R. Hoernle, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Dr. A. R. S. Anderson, Rai Qarat Candra Das, F. Finn, Esq., 

 A. Kadar, Esq., Kumar Rame9var Maliab, W. H. Miles, Esq., 

 L. de Niceville, Esq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., Dr. D. Prain, A. T. Pringle, 

 Esq., Pandit Mahendra Nath Yidyanidhi, Dr. L. A. Waddell, C. R. 

 Wilson, Esq. 



Visitor : — Dr. Ni9ikanta Chatterji, 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Thirty-six presentations were announced, details of which are given! 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 Meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected Ordinary 

 Members : — 



Dr. Amritalal Sircar, L.M.S. 



Pandit Tulsi Ram Misra, M.A. 



*' Shams-ul-ulama/' " Khan Bahadur " M. Zakaullah. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 Meeting : — 



Walter Weber, Esq., 8, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, proposed by 

 L. de Niceville, Esq., seconded by Dr. G. Ranking. 



H. H. Hayden, Esq., proposed by T. H, Holland, Esq., seconded 

 by F. Finn, Esq. 



