PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For JVLai\ch, 1883. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 7th March, at 9 p. m. 



Hon'ble H. J. Reynolds, President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were announced : — 



From the Authors, — (I) The Minerals of New South Wales, by 

 Archibald Liversidge ; (2) Parthian and Indo-Sassanian Coins, by Edward 

 Thomas. 



From the Royal Society of New South Wales, — (1) New South Wales 

 in 1881, by Thomas Richards ; (2) Annual Report of the Department of 

 Mines, New South Wales, for the year 1880. 



From the Curator of Ancient Monuments in India, — First Report of 

 the Curator of Ancient Monuments in India for the year 1881-82. 



From the Committee, Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition, — Nor- 

 wegian North- Atlantic Expedition, 1876-78. VIII : — Zoology. — Mollusca. 1. 

 Buccinidse, by Herman Friele ; IX : — Chemistry. 1. On the Solid Matter 

 in Sea-water ; 2. On Oceanic Deposits, by Ludvig Schmelck. 



From the Home Department, — Archaeological Survey Reports, Vol. XV. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing, was ballotted for and elected an Ordinary Member : 



Babu Jadava Chandra Goswami, B. A. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for election at the next meet- 

 ing : 



The Hon. C. H. T. Crosthwaite, C. S., proposed by the Hon. H, J. 

 Reynolds, seconded by Major J. Waterhouse. 



