PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



FoF\ February, 1900. 



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The Annual Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, the 

 7th February, 1900, at 9 p.m. 



His Excellency Baron Curzon of Kedleston, Gr.M.S.L, G.M.T.E., 

 Patron, and Her Excellency Lady Cdrzon, were present. 



H. H. Risley, Esq., B.A., CLE., LC.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Maulavi Abdul Aziz Khan, Maulavi Abdul Karim, Maulavi Abdul 

 Wali, Shams-ul-Ulama Maulavi Ahmud, Major A. Alco6k, I.M.S., The 

 Hon. Mr. Justice Ameer Ali, C.I.K., Babu Damodar Das Barman, Babu 

 Nagendra Nath Basu, Mr. J. Bathgate, Mr. H. Beveridge, Dr. T. Bloch, 

 Tlie Hon. Mr. 0. W. Bolton, O.S.I., Babu Annada Prasad Bose, Babu 

 Nobiu Ohand Bural, Dr. A. Caddy, Mr. R. W. Oarlyle, CLE., Mr. W. 

 B. Colville, Dr. P. Oordier, Mr. J. N. Das-Gupta, Mr. W. K. Dods, Mr. 

 J. F. Duthie, Mr. W. Finn, Babu Bhupendra Sri Ghosha, Babu Pratapa 

 Chandra Ghosha, Babu Rajani Kanta Gupta, Mr. E. B, Ha veil, Col. T. 

 H. Hendley, CLE., Mr. S. 0. Hill, Mr. T. H. Holland, Mr. D. Hooper, 

 Mr. G. W. Kiichler, Dr. S. C Laharry, Mr. W. A. Lee, Mr. C. Little, 

 Mr. D. J. Maeplierson, CLE., Mr. R. D. Mehta, CLE., Captain C J. 

 Milne, I.M.S., Mr J. C Mitra, Mr. R. N. Mookerjee, The Revd. H. O. 

 Moore, The Hon. Dr. Asutosh Mukerjee, Babu Panchanan Mukerjee, 

 Mr. L. de Niceville, Mr. F. E. Pargiter, Mr. A. Pedler, F.B.S.. Major 

 D. Prain, LM.S., Dr. P. K. Ray, Mr. H. M. Rustomjee, Babu Yadu Nath 

 Sen, Mr. M. J. Seth, Mahamahopadhyaya Hara Prasad Shastri, Babu 

 Lachmi Nara^an Singh, Dr. Mahendra Lai Sircar, CLE., Dr. M. A. Stein, 



