1864.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 73 



The number of visitors to the Society's Museum lias not diminished 

 during the past year, amounting in average to 291 visitors per diem, 



Natives, 



Male, 96,629 



Female, M 5,924 



JEJurojpeam, 



Male, 2,545 



Female, f ., 1,384 



Total....... 106,482 



OFFICEES. 



The Council have great pleasure in announcing that the home 

 authorities have at last consented to grant a retiring pension of £150 

 per annum to their late Curator, Mr. Blyth. Mr. Blyth has for more 

 than twenty years laboured most zealously in the cause of natural 

 science in India ; and it must be a cause of congratulation to the 

 Society that his services have at length received this well-earned 

 acknowledgement from the Home Government. He has been absent 

 on sick leave in Europe during the whole of the past year. 



The arrangements which have been sanctioned by the Council in 

 consequence of his absence, will be submitted at a future meeting. 



Baboo Poorno Chunder By sack has officiated as assistant-curator 

 since the last annual meeting. 



The Librarian and Assistant-Secretary continues to discharge his 

 duties to the entire satisfaction of the Council. 



JOURNAL. 



Five numbers of the Journal (including a supplementary number) 

 have been published during the year; several valuable papers on 

 Natural History and Archeology have been contributed, and the 

 supplementary number possesses great interest as containing General 

 Cunningham's Report of his Archaeological Survey in 1861-62. 



BIBLIOTHECA OTDICA. 



Seventeen numbers of the Bibliotheca Indica have appeared during 

 the past year, viz.— eight of the new series, and nine of the old. 



In the new series, Pundit Prema Chandra Tarkabagish has com- 

 pleted his edition of the K&vy&dars'a of S ri Dandin, with his original 



