PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



Foi\ February 1882. 



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

 Wednesday, the 18th February 1882, at 9 p. M. 



De. Rajendealala Mitea, C. I. E., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



According to the Bye-Laws of the Society the Chairman ordered the 

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

 Council for 1882 ; and appointed 



Db. D. Waldie and Mb. J. Eliot, Scrutineers. 



The Chaibman then called upon the Secretary to read the Annual 

 Report. 



Annual Repof^ fof^ 



1881 



The Council have much pleasure in submitting the following Report 

 of the state and progress of the Society during the past year. 



During the year 188 1, 24 gentlemen were elected members of the Society* 

 The elections of two of these and of three of those elected in 1880 were 

 cancelled. Thirteen members withdrew from the Society, seven died, and 

 the names of 5 were removed from the Member list in accordance with the 

 provisions of Rule 40. The total number of Members therefore at the close 

 of 1881 was 350 against 356* of the previous year. Of these 110 are 

 Resident, 168 Non-Resident, 17 Foreign, 14 Life, and 41 Non-Subscribing 

 Members. 



* The total number of Members at the close of 1880 was 356, and not 355, as 

 stated in the last Annual Report, the name of one Member being by an oversight 

 omitted in the last Member List. 



