1881.] President's Address. 37 



A memorandum by Dr. Mitra was read stating that, in their present 

 condition, the translations of the Susruta and Nidana offered by Dr. 

 Charles are unfit for publication, and suggesting that they should be made 

 over to Dr. Uday Chand Dutt for the purpose of editing and revision. It 

 was ordered that the result of Dr. Mitra's investigations should be com- 

 municated to Drs. Harvey and Smith, who have been requested by Dr. 

 Charles to act for him in this matter. 



The thanks of the Society were ordered to be conveyed to the Oriental 

 Library Committee and to its Secretary for the valuable report submitted 

 by them. 



It was ordered that Babu Thakur Dass Banerji should continue index- 

 ing the Society's old records. 



The Catalogue of the books in the Library, as completed by Mr. 

 Dreyer, was submitted. 



The Pkestdent then delivered the following address: 



"I hope the meeting will agree with me in thinking the report a satis- 

 factory one, showing that the affairs of the Society have made good 

 progress during the past year. There has been a large addition to the 

 list of members ; the catalogue of the Library is ready to go to press ; and 

 the reorganisation of our accounts is an accomplished fact. Last year I 

 mentioned the trouble Mr. Westland had taken to re-cast our system of 

 book-keeping. The greater labour of carrying out the reformation devolv- 

 ed upon our present Treasurer, who further modified the proposed system 

 and brought it into successful operation, as may be judged by the finan- 

 cial statement attached to the report. The Society is under much obliga- 

 tion to Mr. Douglas for the time and skill he has devoted to its service. 

 Our Honorary Secretaries have been no less diligent in the performance o£ 

 their editorial and administrative functions, and I would ask you to convey 

 to those gentlemen the gratitude of the Society, by a vote of thanks." 



A vote of thanks to the Officers of the Society was unanimously car- 

 ried. 



At the suggestion of the President — 



Mr. J. Westland and Col. Sconce were appointed to audit the annual 

 accounts. 



The Meeting was then resolved into the Ordinary Monthly General 

 Meeting. 



H. B. Medltcott, Esq., F. R. S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were announced — 



1. From the Home, Revenue and Agricultural Department, — (1) a 

 Catalogue of Sanskrit MSS. in the Library of H. H, the Maharaja of Bika- 



