1897.] Annual Report. 41 



Abstract of Proceedings of Council during 1896. 

 January dOthf Ordinary Meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, a copy of 

 the Mahabharat, in Persian, in two volumes, price Rs. 15, was ordered 

 to be purchased for the Society's Library. 



In reply to a letter from Professor H. Jacobi, stating that the Bona 

 University had in their possession the Society's Journal up to Vol. XL 

 and asking to be supplied with a copy of the subsequent volumes, the 

 Council ordered that, as a special case, the Lassen set should be com- 

 pleted, and all future publications sent to the University of Bonn. 



A letter forwarding a report of the Council of the Royal Society 

 regarding the proposed Catalogue of Scientific Literature, together 

 with letters addressed to the Marquess of Salisbury, The Rt. Hon. Joseph 

 Chamberlain and Lord Greorge Hamilton on the same subject, was re- 

 ferred to a Sub-Committee, consisting of the President, Dr. Alcock, Dr. 

 Prain, and Col. Waterhouse for report. 



An offer by Maulvie Abdus Salam, of his services for translating 

 the Riyazu-B-Salatin for the Bibliotheca Indicaf was accepted. 



At the suggestion of a Sub- Committee appointed by the Council, 

 it was ordered that Sir Joseph Lister, Professor Michael Foster, Pro- 

 fessor F. Kielhorn, and Professor C. R. Lanman should be proposed at 

 the next General Meeting for Honorary Membership. Registered letters 

 were ordered to be sent to certain corresponding members on the list, 

 of whose continued existence the Society had no proof. 



The Budget of the expenses of the Bibliotheca Indica drawn up by 

 the Philological Committee for the year 1896 was approved. 



At the request of Dr. Hoernle, a grant of Rs. 500 to Mr. Rodgers, 

 in part payment for his work in cataloguing the Society's Coins, was 

 sanctioned. 



February 27thf Ordinary Meeting. 



A letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 General Department, having been received, forwarding copies of letters 

 from the Government of India, Home Department, covering copies 

 of letters from the Honorary Secretary, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, 

 Benares, requesting the Society to supply it with a copy of the lists of 

 Sanskrit and Hindi Manuscripts when published, it was resolved to 

 accede to this request, and to recommend to the Home Department that 

 the Sabha be granted lists of Sanskrit Manuscripts. 



The Sub-Librarian, Trinity College, Cambridge, was supplied with 

 Vols. I — VIII of the Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts. 



