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Science in India may keep pace with the advancing prosperity of the 

 country. 



Oeibntal Fund. 



The Society in October last adopted a recommendation of the 

 Council to commence a new series of the Bibliotheca Indica, which 

 was to open with a translation of the Surya Siddhanta by Pundit 

 Bapu Deva Shastri, the Ven'ble Archdeacon Pratt having undertaken 

 to aid in carrying it through the press. The Council is glad to be 

 able to announce that the printing of this work has already com- 

 menced. Meanwhile the editors of the old series are busily employ- 

 ed in completing their several works. In August last the Society 

 adopted the proposal of the Council that one of the large Arabic 

 works left unfinished at the suspension of the Bibliotheca Indica 

 in 1856, should be completed, viz., the Dictionary of technical 

 terms. At the suggestion of Captain Lees an arrangement has been 

 made by which the expenses of printing and editing will be materially 

 reduced. 



The number of Fasciculi issued during the year is 8, of these 6 have 

 been carried through the press by Baboo Eajendralal Mittra, one by 

 Mr. F. E. Hall, and one by Dr. Eoer and Mr. Cowell, (Dr. Boer's 

 official duties occupying too much of his time to permit of his conti- 

 nuing the work under his own sole editorship as heretofore.) 



The titles of the Fasciculi published during the year are 



1. Taittiriya Brahmana of the Black Yajur Veda, Fasc. IV. to 

 IX., being Nos. 150 to 155, edited by Baboo Eajendralal Mittra. 



2. Vasavadatta, Fasc. III., finishing the work, being No. 118, 

 edited by F. E. Hall, M. A. 



3. Sanhita of the Black Yajur Veda, Fasc. IX., being No. 119, 

 edited by Dr. Ej Eoer and Mr. E. B. Cowell. 



Oeficees. 



The Assistant Secretary Baboo Gour Doss Bysack is still absent 

 on leave, and Baboo Bhobany Persaud Dutt has continued to act as 

 his substitute. 



The Council have every reason to be satisfied with the zeal and 

 assiduity with which the Curator and the acting Assistant Secretary 

 have discharged their duties. 



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