16 Annual Report. [Feb. 



Dr. Alcock carried on the duties of the Anthropological Secretary 

 and Editor of the Journal, Part III, till April, when he resigned, and Dr. 

 Walsh was appointed. Dr. Walsh continued for one month, when he 

 left India on furlough, and since the appointment has been vacant. 



Mr. C. Little held the Treasurership from January to March, when 

 he was absent on leave, and Mr. A, Pedler officiated for him as Treasurer. 



Mr. C. R. Wilson carried on the duties of the Greneral Secretary 

 and Editor of the Proceedings during the year. 



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

 throughout the year. 



There were no changes in the posts of Assistant Librarian, Cashier, 

 Pandit, and Copyist, which were held by the permanent incumbents, — 

 Babu Yoge^a Candra Chatterji, Babu Nritya Q-opal Vasu, Pandit 

 Harimolian Vidyabhasana, and Babu Nani Lai Manna. 



Bibliotheca Indica. 



Sixteen fasciculi were issued during the year, of which five were 

 in the Arabic- Persian, one in the Tibetan, and ten in the Sanskrit series. 

 They belong to nine different works. Three works came to a close, 

 namely, the English translation of the Ain-i-Akbari, the Maasir-ul- 

 Umara, and the ten Arabic poems. 



The Philological Secretary exercises complete control over the pub- 

 lication. No new fasciculus was undertaken without his permission. 



The expenditure of the Oriental Publication Fund during the year 

 is Rs. 7,880-14-0. It includes the printing charges for 17 and editing 

 charges for 14 fasciculi, giving the average Rs. 436 for each fasciculus. 

 This leaves a balance of Rs. 8,368-9-9 to the credit of the Fund at the 

 end of the year. Of this about Rs. 2,000 is already hypothecated for 

 publications not yet paid for. 



The following is a descriptive catalogue of publications issued 

 during the year 1894 : — 



A. Arabic-Persian Series. 

 1. Ain-i-Akbari, the constitutional history of the Mughal Empire 

 in Akbar's time, by Abul-Fazl, one of the great learned men of his court, 

 Tlie first volume of the work was translated by the late Mr. Blochmann, 

 with notes. Since his death the work was in abeyance for a long time. 

 Colonel H. S. Jarrett undertook the translation oF the last two volumes 

 at the request of the Council, and completed it before his retirement last 

 year. The woi-k is a complete Grazetteer of the Mughal Empire in Akbar's 

 time and contains not only valuable liistorical and geographical informa- 

 tion, but administrative details of immense value. Tliree fasciculi were 

 issued during the year, namely. Vol. III., Fasc. III., IV., V., the last of 

 which contains a complete index. 



