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On the resignation of the Hon. H. J. Reynolds, Mr. D. Waldie was 

 appointed Vice-President, and Mr. E. Gay nominated to a Trusteeship of 

 the Indian Museum, in his place. 



On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, a second class 

 passage to China, at a cost not exceeding Rs. 100 was procured for the 

 Lama who had completed the Catalogue of Tibetan MSS., it being con- 

 trary to the Lama's principles to accept money payment for the same. 



The printing of the Catalogue of Tibetan MSS, and of the Cata- 

 logue of Burmese MSS. with romanized titles, was ordered. 



The Office-Bearers and other Members of Council for the next year 

 were proposed. 



December 30th, Ordinary Meeting. 



At the request of the Government of India, the name of Professor 

 J. Darmesteter, College de France, Paris, was added to the list of persons 

 in Europe to whom Catalogues of Sanskrit MSS. are sent. 



Read a letter from the Government, North West Provinces and 

 Oudh, offering to subscribe Rs. 1,000 towards the publication of Mr. Hoey's 

 Report, on condition of receiving 150 copies of the work. The proposal 

 was referred for further report to Col. Waterhouse. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Committee, Dr. Garbe 

 was appointed to edit Aniruddha's Commentary with extracts from the 

 glosses of Vedanta Mahadeva. 



The Report having been read the President invited the Meeting to 

 put any questions or offer any remarks which any member might think 

 necessary in connection therewith. 



No remarks having been offered the President moved the adoption 

 of the Report. The motion was unanimously carried. 



The President then addressed the Meeting as follows : 



Address. 



The Society. — In the report of our General Secretary will be found 

 all the information necessary regarding the Society's affairs, and it is not 

 my intention now to review them again. I would merely note that our 

 income about equals our ordinary expenditure, that we have Rs. 142,000 

 invested, of which Rs. 120,000 forms a close reserve fund, and the 

 balance is available for extraordinary expenditure. From this source, your 

 Council have voted a special grant of Rs. 1,000 for binding books and 



