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and that arrangements should be made to have it struck at the Mint 

 and that the dies should be sent there at once for safe keeping. They 

 also considered that it should be given for the most important piece of 

 Work done in research in any one year in Zoology or Botany specially 

 relating to India. 



The Council approved of the Report of the Sub- Committee and 

 agreed to the award of the Medal beina: announced every year at the 

 Annual General Meeting of the Society. The question of the award 

 being brought up in the December Meeting of Council of each year. 



Coin Cabinet. 

 During the year 54 coins were added to the Cabinet, all being of 

 silver. They were all presented under the Treasure Trove Act, viz.^ 

 41 by the Government of Bengal, 2 by the Government of Bombay, 

 and 11 by the Government of Madras. They comprise coins of the 

 following classes : Moghuls 27, punch-marked II, Assamese 2, Ghaznavi 

 (of Subaktigin) 14. Among tlie last-named there were two very rare 

 varieties. The remainder belong to well-known types. Detailed 

 notices of all will be found in the Society's Froceedings for January, 

 1897. 



Oflace of Secretaries. 



Dr. G. A. Grierson carried on the duties of the Philological Secre- 

 tary and Editor of the Journal^ Part I, till February, when he was 

 transferred to Bankipur, and Dr. G. Ranking took charge of thePiiilolo- 

 gical Secretaryship, and Dr. Grierson continued to edit the Journal^ 

 Part I. Dr. Grierson resigned the editorship of the Journal, Part I, in 

 November owing to ill health, and Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle agreed to carry 

 on the work as a temporary measure till other arrangements were made. 



Dr. A. W. Alcock carried on the duties of Natural History Secre- 

 tary and Editor of the Journal, Part II, till September, when he left 

 India on furlough and Mr. F. Finn was appointed. 



Mr. F. Finn carried on the duties of the Anthropological Secretary 

 till July when he resigned and Mr. L. de Niceville was appointed. 



Mr. C. Little carried on the duties of Treasurer throughout the year. 



Mr. C. R. Wilson carried on the duties of General Secretary and 

 Editor of the Proceedings throughout the year except for two months, 

 from May to June, when Dr. Alcock officiated for him. 



Pandit Haraprasad ^astri was in charge of the Bihliotheca Indica 

 and the search of Sanskrit Manuscripts and carried on the duties of 

 Joint-Philological Secretary throughout the year. 



Mr. J. H. Elliott continued Assistant Secretary and Librarian 

 throughout the year. 



