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The copies of the Journal, Proceedings and Bibliotheca Indica for 

 1881, intended for Societies and Members in Europe, were sent by post 

 instead of through Messrs. Triibner and Co. as has hitherto been done. 



Library, 



The additions to the Library during the year amount in all to 1,845 

 volumes or parts of volumes, 1,092 of which were presentations or were 

 received in exchange for the Society's publications, and 753 were purchases. 



The Catalogue of the Library is now passing through the press under 

 the superintendence of Mr. H. B. Medlicott. The Council regret that the 

 work is progressing very slowly owing to the inaccuracy and want of 

 arrangement in the manuscript Catalogue. In consequence of this, the 

 Catalogue had to be almost entirely re-arranged before it could be sent 

 to press : and it is necessary for the Assistant Secretary in revising the 

 proofs to check the correctness of the titles of the books by comparing 

 them with the books themselves. The Council, however, hope that the 

 Catalogue will be published and distributed to Members in the coarse of 

 the ensuing year. 



The work of cataloguing the Sanskrit books and manuscripts, for 

 which a special Pandit was engaged, is nearly completed, and satisfactory 

 progress has been made by the Munshi engaged to catalogue the Persian 

 and Arabic books and manuscripts. For the purpose of preserving the 

 manuscripts from the ravages of insects, it was decided on the proposal of 

 Dr. Mitra to treat certain of them with a preparation of arsenic, and a 

 duftry was temporarily engaged for that purpose. 



Publications. 



During the past year the following Nos. of the Journal and Pro- 

 ceedings were published : Journal Part I, Nos. 1 — 4 of 1881, containing 

 251 pages of letterpress and 20 plates ; Extra No. to the Journal, Part I 

 for 1880 containing 171 pages ; Journal Part II, No. 4 of 1880, and 

 Nos. 1 — 4 of 1881, containing 354 pages and 17 plates. 



Proceedings, No. 10, of 1880 and Nos. 1-— 8 of 1881, containing 176 

 pages and 3 plates. 



Building. 



The sum spent on repairs during 1881 was very trifling, amounting to 

 Rs. 461-8-9. Of this amount Rs. 350 was paid for the repairs of the 

 road iu the compound. 



Coin Cabinet, 



Altogether 95 coins were acquired during the past year : of these 62 

 were purchased ; the remainder, 33, are presentations. 



Among the purchases there are 4 gold (see Proceedings X6^{), p. 40), 



