1888.] Annual Report. 3L 



little had been done towards a systematic investigation of the Zoology 

 of the Indian Seas in connexion with the survey of the coasts. 



A substantial reduction was effected through the Natural History 

 Secretary in the rates charged by the Baptist Mission Press for printing 

 the Proceedings and Journals. 



A copy of a reprint, witli considerable additions, of the Sahda 

 Kalpa Druma was subscribed for. 



A new edition of the Library Rules was ordered to be printed. 



April 28th, Ordinary Meeting. 



On Mr. H, B. Medlicott resigning his seat on the Council on leaving 

 India, Dr. W. King was appointed to succeed him. 



An offer from the Societe des Natiiralistes de la Noiivelle Hassle, 

 Odessa, for an exchange of publications was declined. 



An exchange of publications (Proceedings and Journal, Pt. II,) 

 with the College of Science, Imperial University of Japan, was 

 sanctioned. 



An exchange of publications (Journal, Part II,) with the Natur- 

 wlssenscliaftlichen Verein, Hamburg, was sanctioned. 



An exchange of publications (Journal, Part I,) with the Literature 

 College, Imperial University of Japan, was sanctioned. 



An offer from Pandit Haraprasad Shastri to edit the Svyambhu 

 Purana was referred to the Philological Committee, and it was resolved 

 that Professor Cowell be asked to procure for the Society a loan of two 

 MSS., of the work from the Cambridge University Library. 



In accordance with the minutes of the Philological Committee, in 

 circulation, Maulavi Abd-ur-Rahim was allowed to withdraw his appli- 

 cation to edit the Alam-Ard-i-Ahhdsi, and was appointed to edit the 

 Macisir-ul- TJmard instead. 



A grant of Rs. 2,428 was sanctioned for renewing all the decayed 

 beams and burgahs in the roof of the Society's building, and for half- 

 terracing the roof. 



Read a letter from Messrs. Triibner and Co. acknowledging the 

 receipt from Mrs. Sterb'ng, executrix to the estate of the late Mr. A. 

 Grote, of the sum of £129-8-9, and forwarding receipts for a farther 

 sum of £32-7-9 paid in 1882, together making up the sum of £161-16-6, 

 that had been remitted to Mr. Grote in September last on account of 

 the publication of Atkinson's Lepldoptera. 



Mr. A. Pedler was appointed Treasurer vice Mr. Eliot proceeding to 

 Simla; Mr. Pedler was also appointed a Trustee of the Indian Museum 

 vice Mr. H. F. Blanford, proceeding to England. 



