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The President said he had much pleasure in introducing to the meet- 
ing a member from the Sister Presidency, Dr. Bhau Daji, of Bombay, 
of whom they had doubtless heard, as an eminent philologist. He 
was glad to find that the Doctor was prepared to make some remarks 
to the meeting, which no doubt would prove acceptable. 
Dr. Bhau Daji then read an abstract of a paper which he had pre- 
viously read before the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 
on the value of the numerical symbols in ancient Hindoo inscriptions. 
He had been enabled to ascertain their correct value from finding 
certain inscriptions, especially those at Nassick, where the symbols 
occurred with their value at the same time given in words. Dr. 
Bhau Daji also added some remarks on the era of Salivahan, which 
he would identify with the era of Kshaharata or Phrahates, one of 
the Arsacide. In the same way it seemed to him not improbable 
that the era of Vikramaditya was introduced by the Buddhists or 
Jains, and that it corresponds to the victory obtained by the Parthi- 
ans over Crassus, B. C. 53, He concluded with presenting to the 
Society copies of his transcripts and translations of the Junagur and 
Adjunta inscriptions. 
The thanks of the meeting were voted to Dr. Bhau Daji for his 
valuable communication, and the transcripts presented by him. 
The President offered to produce fac-similes of the inscriptions on 
a reduced scale by the photo-lithographiec process, which, although in 
its infancy here, was peculiarly adapted for such purposes. He ex- 
pressed a hope also that Dr. Bhau Daji in the course of his travels 
in the N. W. Provinces and Kashmir, whither he was now going, 
would be able to transmit to the Society some of the fruits of his 
researches, which it would give the Council great pleasure to receive. 
The Librarian then submitted his report. 
LIBRARY. 
The following are the accessions to the Library since the meeting held in 
November last. 
Presented. 
Brockhaus’ die Lieder des Hafis Persisch mit dem commentare des Sudi 
Vols. I. to 1J1.—By tur AvTHor. 
Bombay Magnetical and Meteorological Observations for 1861,—By THE 
BomBay GOVERNMENT, 
