192 V. Ball — Ancient Stone iviplements in Inclia. [Nov. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their wish to withdraw 

 from the Society : 



Major H. H. Cole, R. E. 

 R. C. Laughlin, Esq. 

 Capt. E. R. Shopland, I. M. 

 Capt. R. H. C. Tufnell, M. S. 0. 



The Secretary reported the death of the following members : 

 J. MacDonald, Esq., C. E. 

 Surgeon- Major J. J. Monteath. 



The Chairman announced that A. P. Pennell, Esq., C. S., had com- I 

 ponnded his subscription as a non-Resident member by the payment in 

 a single sum of Rs. 300. 



The Chairman announced that in consequence of the 4|- per cent, 

 loan of 1870 having been paid off by the Government of India, the 

 investment of Rs. 10,000, belonging to the Society in that loan had 

 been transferred to the 4 per cent, loan of 1865. 



Also, that on the recommendation of the Finance Committee the 

 Council had sanctioned the sale of Government Securities in the 4 per , 

 cent, loan of the nominal value of Rs. 5,000 for payment of bills on I 

 account of the O. P. Fund. 



Dr. W. King read the following letters : — 

 Ancient Stone Imjplements in India. — By V. Ball, M. A., F. R. S. 

 To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 

 Sir, ^ J 



Having recently read Mr. R. B. Foote's paper entitled " Notes on " 

 some recent Neolithic and Palceolithic finds in South hidia,'^ I believe 

 it to be desirable in the interest of the history of the discovery of stone 

 implements in India to invite the special attention of the Society to 

 certain statements which it contains. 



In section 4 of his paper Mr. Foote introduces me to his readers. 

 I sincerely hope, as it is but a few years since I had the honour of 

 occupying the posts of Treasurer and Natural History Secretary of the 

 Society, that there was no real necessity for his doing so. He then pro- 

 ceeds to charge me with not having given him full credit in my paper* 

 for his discoveries. That it was my desire to do so will, I think, be 

 admitted by any one who takes the trouble to refer to the paper itself, 

 wherein I specifically mention Mr. Foote's work at some length. My 



* " On the Forms and Geographical Distribution of Ancient Stone Implements in 

 India. Proo. Koy. Irish Acad., 1879." 



