PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For February, ii 



If. 



The Annual Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on 

 Wednesday, the 7th February, 1883, at 9 p. m. 



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



According to the Bye-laws of the Society, the President ordered the 

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

 Council for 1883, and appointed Dr. H. Cay ley, and Mr. G. A. Grierson, 

 Scrutineers. 



The Pkesident then called upon the Secretary to read the Annual 

 Report. 



Annual Report for 1882. 



The Council have much pleasure in submitting the following Report 

 on the Society's affairs for the past year. 



During the year 1882, 18 gentlemen were elected Ordinary Members 

 of the Society: 18 members withdrew, 4 died and 1 was removed 

 from the Member List in accordance with the provisions of Rule 40. 

 Eight other names have been removed from the Member List under the 

 following circumstances. It was found that there were on this list 

 many names of gentlemen who had paid no subscriptions for many 

 years, an^ had held no communications with the Society, their addresses 

 in many cases not being known. Their names had been retained on the 

 list as they had never signified their wish to withdraw, and it has not beei? 



