PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For December, 1891. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 2nd December, 1891, at 9 p. m. 



J. Wood-Mason, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Babu Gaurdas Bysack, Hon. Sir A. W. Croft, Babu Saratchandra 

 Das, G. 0. Dudgeon, Esq., The Most Rev. Dr. Paul Goethals, Dr. A. F. 

 R. Hoernle, T. H. Holland, Esq., Rev. H. B. Hyde, 0. Little, Esq., 

 0. J. Lyall, Esq., Kumar Rameswar Maliah, W. H. Miles, Esq., Babu 

 Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, T. R. Munro, Esq., L. de Niceville, Esq., R. D. 

 Oldham, Esq., Pandit Haraprasad Shastri, C. H. Tawney, Esq., Dr. 

 E. Thurston, Col. J. Waterhouse, C. R. Wilson, Esq. 



Visitor :— Rev. Dr. K. S. Macdonald. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Forty-four presentations were announced, details of which are given 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentleman duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting of the Society, was ballotted for and elected an Ordinary Mem- 

 ber : — 



A. Mervyn Smith, Esq., C. E., F. S. A. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : — 



Lieutenant Wolseley Haig, Benares, proposed by Col. H. S. Jarrett, 

 seconded by 0. Little, Esq. 



