PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For August, 1887. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday the 3rd August 1887 at 9.15 p. m. 



Lt.-Col. J. Waterhouse, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following members were present : 



Nawab Abdul Latif, Bahadur, C. I. E., Rev. A. W. Atkinson, Babu 

 Nbbin Chand Bural, Babu Pratapa Chandra Ghosha, Dr. Hoerale, A. 

 Hogg, Esq., E. J. Jones, Esq., Rev. Father Lafont, R. D. Mehta, Esq., 

 Babu Asutosh Mukkopadhyaya, Dr. Noetling, Pandit Maheschandra 

 Nyayaratna, C. L E., Moung Hla Oung, Esq., H. M. Percival, Esq., Dr. 

 Prasanna Kumar Ray, H. M. Rustomjee, Esq., The Hon. Dr. Mahendra- 

 lal Sarkar, C. I. E., Pandit Haraprasad Sastri, J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



Thirty-four presentations were announced, as detailed in the 

 appended Library List. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting of the Society, was ballotted for, and elected au Ordinary 

 Member : 



Babu Haricharan Basu. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : 



Kumar Vinayakrishna Deva, Bahadur, Calcutta, proposed by Dr. 

 Rajendralala Mitra, seconded by Babu Rajkumar Sarvadhikari. 



Lieut. E. Y. Watson, 5th Madras, N". I., Berhampur, Ganjam, pro- 

 posed by L. de Niceville, Esq., seconded by E. T. Atkinson, Esq. 



William Risdon Criper, Esq., proposed by Dr. Waldie, seconded by 

 H. M. Percival, Esq. 



