PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



j^oi\_ Febi^ary, 1872, 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, the 2nd of 

 February, 1872, at 9 o'clock p. M. 



The Hon'ble J. B. Phear, President, in the chair. 



According to the bye-laws of the Society, the President ordered voting 

 papers to be distributed for the election of Officers and Members of Council 

 for 1872, and appointed Messrs. E. Gray and H. Blanford scrutineers. 



While the eleetions were being made, the President called upon the 

 Secretary to read the Annual Report. 



Annual Report foi^ 1871. 



In presenting the Annual Report for 1871, the Council have again the 

 satisfaction of congratulating the Society on its continued prosperity and 

 usefulness, as indicated by the accession of new members, and the number 

 and value of its publications in the Journal and the Bibliotheca Indica. 



At the close of last year, the number of Ordinary Members was 446, of 

 which 286 were paying members, 160 being absent in Europe. Of the 286 

 paying members, there were 112 Resident and 174 Non-resident members. 



The number of Ordinary Members elected in 1871 was 57, whilst the 

 Society sustained a loss of 25 members, viz., 2 by death, and 17 by resigna- 

 tion and departure for Em'ope ; 5 were removed from the Hst of members for 

 non-compliance with the bye-laws, and 1 election was cancelled. 



The number of paying members for last year was greater by 20, and the 

 number of elections greater by 29, than in 1870. The following table exhi- 

 bits the number of paying and absent members for the last 10 years. 



