1881.] Annual Beport. 25 



The number of copies of parts of the Bibliotheca Indica, Journal and 

 Proceedings sent to England for sale amounted to 1803. Of the Bibliotheca 

 Indica 687 were despatched, of the Journal 832, and of the Proceedings 284. 



In consequence of the reduction in the postal rates, the Council have 

 decided in future to send all publications, intended for Societies and Mem- 

 bers in Europe, by post instead of through Messrs. Triibner and Co. 



Library. 



The additions to the Library numbered 1619 volumes or parts of 

 volumes ; 784 of which are presentations and 835 purchases. 



The Council have much pleasure in announcing that the manuscript 

 Catalogue of the books in the Library is now ready, and that arrangements 

 are being made for printing it. In last year's report it was stated that the 

 Assistant Secretary had done about one fourth of the work of revision. 

 As the Council found that, owing to the pressure of current work, the 

 Assistant Secretary could give but little of his time to the Catalogue, 

 arrangements were made with Mr. Dreyer of the Indian Museum to com- 

 plete it for Rs. 600. 



Copies will be supplied gratis to members and to the Societies with 

 whom the Society exchanges publications. 



The Library itself has been put into better order, and four new book 

 cases have been purchased for Rs. 1000. 



The state of the Oriental Department of the Library has been investi- 

 gated by a special Committee appointed for the purpose, consisting of 

 C. H. Tawney, Esq., Dr. R. L. Mitra, Major H. S. Jarrett, Babu P. C. 

 Ghosha, the President and the Secretaries. 



A Pandit and a Munshi have been engaged temporalily on Rs. 35 a 

 month each, to catalogue and arrange the books and MSS., so as to make 

 this Department of the Library more accessible to members than it has 

 hitherto been. 



Publications. 



Four numbers of Part I of the Journal have been published during 

 the year, consisting of 218 pages, with 22 plates and two maps ; also the 

 4th number of this part for 1879, consisting of 43 pages, with 12 plates. 



An extra number of this part of the Journal has also been published 

 being a Turki Vocabulary by the late Mr. R. B. Shaw with an appendix 

 by Dr. J. Scully giving a list of Turki names of Birds and Plants. This 

 number consists of 226 pages. 



Three numbers of the second part of the Journal have been published 

 comprising 180 pages of letter press and 11 plates ; and the 4th number 

 completing the Volume, is to be issued in a few days. No number 4 of 

 this part for 1879 was published. 



