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dent in his address of last year, is too well-known as the former 

 head of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, to need more than 

 the mention of his name ; a name which will go down to future times 

 associated with the loftiest known peak in India and the world. 



The decease of Rajah Sir Radhakanta Deva, one of the most emi- 

 nent men that Bengal has produced, was announced to the Society at 

 the meeting in May, on which occasion, Babu Rajendralala Mitra 

 addressed to the Society a well merited and interesting eulogium on 

 his distinguished and most useful life. 



Professor Francis Bopp, perhaps more than any living man, contri- 

 buted to lay the foundation of the modern Science of Comparative 

 Philology. His Comparative Grammar published in 1845, is the 

 noblest monument of his life. 



Museum. 



The management of the Museum has been in the hands of the 

 Trustees appointed under Act XVII. of 1866, since the 1st May 1866. 

 The formal transfer of the Society's Collections has not yet taken place, 

 as the lists required by section 13 of the Act are not yet completed. 

 This work has been undertaken by Dr. J. Anderson, Natural History 

 Secretary to the Society, and a portion of the lists are now in the hands 

 of the Council. Provision has been made in the Budget for the 

 ensuing year for carrying on this work, which the Council hope will 

 be completed before the expiration of the year. 



Finance. 



It will be remembered that, owing to the heavy expenditure on the 

 Museum and building repairs in 1865 and 1866, the state of the So- 

 ciety's finances at the commencement of the past year was such as to de- 

 mand the urgent attention of the Council. As ascertained at the time 

 of preparing the report, the liabilities of the Society amounted to Rs. 

 7,500 ; but this amount was found on further enquiry to be consider- 

 ably below the truth, and the statement of Assets and Liabilities pub- 

 lished in the Proceedings in August last, shewed that they amounted 

 to not less^than Rs. 9,072 3-4.* Against this, the Society's Cash 

 Assets were Rs. 2, 893- 5-2 'and outstandings to the amount of Rs. 8,136- 



* One item of Rs. 735-0-0, viz. Subscription to Oriental Translation Fund, 

 has been struck off by order of the Finance Committee, thus reducing the 

 liabilities at the end of 1866 to Rs. 8,337-3-4. 



