160 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Sept. 



Fourteen crania were received from Col. Dalton, and each skull is, 

 in the MS. Catalogue, accompanied by answers to all the questions 

 which were issued along with the circular. In one instance the habitat 

 is unknown, and in 6 cases, the birth place. 



These skulls are numbered according to the MS. Catalogue 1 to 

 14, and they have the Nos. on the frontal bone. Nos. 15 and 16, in 

 the MS. Catalogue, are the Andamanese skulls presented by Col. 

 Tytler. No. 17, in the same Catalogue, is the skull of a Nicobarian 

 aged female, but I strongly suspect that it is the cranium of the 

 skeleton which I have not been able to find in the museum. 



No. 18, is a Kuki skull presented by Mr. Browne. 



No. 19, Cranium of a Lurkha Cole, resident of Gratraah Peer Colehan 

 Singbhoom, presented by Dr. W. H. Hayes. 



Nos. 20 and 21, crania of Andamanese. One, of a man who was 

 brought to Calcutta by Dr. Mouat, and died here. The other the 

 cranium of an imperfect skeleton presented by Col. Tytler. 



The skeleton of No. 20, is also imperfect. Both of these skeletons 

 I discovered injthe taxidermists' godown. 



J. Anderson, 



Curator. 



The Report having been read — 



The Hon'ble Mr. Campbell said that it was greatly to be desired 

 that a Scientific Report be drawn up of the collection of Crania now 

 existing in the Museum. 



The President stated that the collection not consisting of authentic 

 specimens, the report would aid but little in the elucidation of 

 science. 



Dr. Boyes Smith then moved — 



" That horizontal and vertical bisections be made of all the human 

 Crania at present in the Museum. That this be done without delay, 

 as a sound scientific basis to future craniological observations, on the 

 plan approved by the Council." 



Mr. Theobald seconded the motion. 



On this the Chairman proposed — 



That this motion be referred to the Council with a recommendation 

 that the bisections in question be made, and the results reported on in 

 due course. 



