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hitherto only in Bundelkund. It was probably owing to want of 

 proper search, that they had not previously been met with elsewhere ; 

 for there could be no question that the hills and plains of Southern 

 India had been occupied by man in a very early stage of deve- 

 lopment, and, in addition to the chipped hatchets, kist-vaens, cromlechs, 

 and stone rings, some of an early iron age, but some probably of earli- 

 er date, were common both in the hill regions and the plains of India. 

 It was noteworthy that there is no trace of a bronze age in India ; the 

 iron age appears to have immediately succeeded that of stone ; 

 but the various antiquities have as yet hardly been correllated suf- 

 ficiently, to enable us to distinguish one of the iron period from one of 

 the stone age. 



From H. Blochmann, Esq. ; a copy of a treatise on the Rubai, entitled 

 Risalah i Taranah. 



From A. G-rote, Esq. ; copies of Proceedings and publications of the 

 Scientific Society of Aligurh. 



The Council reported that they have nominated the following 

 gentlemen to serve in the several Committees in the ensuing year. 



Finance. 

 Dr. S. B. Partridge. 

 A. Mackenzie, Esq. 



Philology. 

 Major W. N. Lees. 

 A. Grote, Esq. 

 H. Blochmann, Esq. 

 The Bev. J. Long, 

 Moulavi Abdool Luteef Khan Bahadur. 

 E. C. Bayley, Esq. 



Library. 

 A. Grote, Esq. 

 Major W. N. Lees. 

 Dr. T. Anderson. 

 H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 

 W. S. Atkinson, Esq. 

 Kumar Hurendrakrishna Bahadur. 

 H. Blochmann, Esq. 

 The Hon'ble J. B. Phear. 



