30 Annual Beport. [Feb. 



the occasion of the Jubilee, with a suitably bound copy of the Gentenary 

 Review,^^ and a Sub- Committee, consisting of the President, Mr. 

 Blanford, Mr. Medlicott and the General Secretary, was appointed to 

 carry out the resolution. 



An application from Maulavi Abdur Rahim to be allowed to edit 

 the Alam-drd-i-Ahhdsi was referred to the Philological Committee. 



On a letter from Mr. B. Gay stating that Mr. R. Taylor was willing to 

 present the Society with a set of the Oriental Series of Facsimiles of 

 MSS. published by the PalfBographical Society, Mr. Gay was desired 

 to convey the thanks of the Council to Mr. Taylor for his offer, and to in- 

 form him that the Society already possessed a set. 



The Assistant Secretary was authorized to spend a moderate sum 

 in illuminating the Society's building during the Jubilee celebration. 



February 24ith, Ordinary Meeting, 



On a letter from Dr. H. Haupt the Government of India was asked 

 to place the University of Giessen on the list of institutions to which 

 the Catalogue of Sanskrit MSS. is to be sent. 



A copy of the Viemia Oriental Journal, a new quarterly publica- 

 tion, edited by the Directors of the Oriental Institute of the University 

 of Vienna, was subscribed for. 



The several Committees for the current year were appointed. 



Mr. A. Sim son and Nawab Abdul Latif Bahadur were appointed 

 to be Members of the Council. 



Dr. Hoernle reported that he had resumed charge of the Philologi- 

 cal Secretaryship from Mr. Beveridge. 



An offer from Maulavi Khuda Baksh, Khan Bahadur, to place 

 Rs. 500 at the Society's disposal towards the publication of a Persian 

 work by himself entitled Kanzid Lubdh fi Mdrifatil Kutilh i wal Kuttdhy 

 was declined. 



Messrs. Meugens and King were re-appointed Auditors for the year. 



March 3l5^, Ordinary Meeting. 



An enquiry from the Honorary Secretary, Executive Committee, 

 Jubilee of the Queen-Empress, whether the Society would wish their 

 address to be forwarded in the casket in which the addresses from 

 public bodies and associations were to be forwarded to Her Majesty, and 

 if so, whether the Society would contribute Rs. 100 towards the cost, 

 was answered in the negative. 



At the suggestion of the Natural History Secretary, it was resolved 

 to make a representation to the Government of India pointing out that 



