A meeting of the following members of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society was held on the 24th of January 1922:

It was noted that as more than a year had elapsed since the last annual meeting, the Society had no officers or Council. Incidentally the Vice-President had resigned. The meeting was informed by Sir John Bucknill, that His Excellency had kindly intimated that he would be prepared to allow the annual general meeting of the Society to be held at Government House.

Resolved that, in the circumstances, Dr. Hari Chand be requested to convene the annual general meeting of the Society at Government House at 4 p. m., on February 11th, or such other time and date as may be convenient to His Excellency.

2. The following business was done, subject to ratification by the general meeting :

(a) Confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on the 15th of July, 1921, as amended.

(b) Resolved that the following be elected members :

1. The Principal, Maharaja's College, Vijayanagar. The Principal, Jagannath Intermediate College, Dacca.

2.

3. The Secretary, Guzrat Puratatwa Mandir, Ahmedabad.

4. Mr. Shyam Narayan Singh, M.B.E.

(c) Resolved that at the annual general meeting the following be proposed as officers :

Patron.

His Excellency the Governor, ex-officio.

Vice-Patrons.

The Hon'ble Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent, Kt.,
I.C.S.

The Hon'ble Maharajadhiraj Bahadur Sir Rameshwar
Singh, G.C.I.E., K.B.E., Darbhanga.

Maharaja Bahadur Sir Raveneshwar Prasad Singh,
K.C.I.E., of Gidhour.

His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Sir Bir Mitrodaya
Singh Deo, K.C.I E., of Sonepur State.

The Hon'ble Sir Thomas Fredrick Dawson Miller,
Kt., K.C.

Sir Edward Gait, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Ph.D., I.C.S.

President.

The Hon'ble Sir Havilland Le Mesurier, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.

Vice-President.

The Hon'ble Sir B, K. Mullick, Kt., I.C.S.

General Secretary.

Dr. Hari Chand Shastri, D. Litt, I. E. S.
Joint Secretary.

Professor G. S. Bhate, M.A., I.E.S.

Treasurer.

Professor J. N. Samaddar, B.A.

Journal Committee.

History-1. Professor G. S. Bhate, M.A., I.E.S., (Secret

ary).

2. Professor J. N. Sarkar, M.A., I.E.S. (Member).

Archæology.

1. Mr. V. H. Jackson, M. A., I. E. S., (Secretary).

2. Mr. K. P. Jayaswal, M. A., Bar-at-Law

(Member).

Numismatics-Sir John Bucknill, Kt., K. C.

Anthropology

& Folk-lore.-1. Rt. Revd. A. Wood (Member).

2. R. B. Sarat Chandra Roy, M. A., B. L (Secretary).

Philology-1. Dr. Hari Chand Shastri, D. Litt., I. E. S. (Secretary).

2. Prof, S. N. Mazumdar, M. A. (Member)

3. Dr. Azimuddin Ahmad, Ph. D. (Member).

Other members of the Council besides the President, the General Secretary and the Treasurer.

The Hon'ble Justice Sir B. K. Mullick, Kt. (Vice

President).

The Hon'ble Mr. H. McPherson, C. S. I,, I. C. S.

G. E. Fawcus, Esqr., M. A., I. E. S.

The Hon'ble Mr. S. Sinha, Bar-at-Law.

Professor Jadunath Sarkar, M. A., I. E. S.

Rai Bahadur Sarat Chandra Roy, M. A., B. L., M. L. C.
K. P. Jayaswal, Esqr., M. A. (Oxon) Bar-at-Law.

Rai Saheb Ram Gopal Singh Choudhry, B. A, B. L.,
M. L. C.

Professor G. S. Bhate, M. A.., I. E. S.

Dr. Azimuddin Ahmad, Ph. D.

H. Lambert, Esqr., M. A., I, E. S.

V. H. Jackson, Esqr., M.A., I.E.S.

D. N. Sen, Esqr., M.A., I.E.S.

The Hon'ble Justice Sir John Bucknill, Kt. K.C.
Professor S. N. Mazumdar, M.A.

(d) Resolved that the following members be requested to get into touch with the Museum Committee and consider whether the work of the Research Society could be combined with advantage with that of the Museum:

:

Mr. D. N. Sen.

Dr. H. Chand.

Mr. G. S. Bhate.

(e) A letter from the Registrar, Calcutta University, regarding the exchange of the Calcutta University pub. lications with our Journal, was considered, and it was resolved that the request be accepted...

(f) A letter from the Professor of History of the Allahabad University regarding the exchange of the Historical Journal, issued by the Allahabad University, with our Journal, was considered and it was resolved that the matter be deferred till the next meeting of the Council.

(g) Resolved that the action taken by the General Secretary on the letter of the Joint Secretaries to the

Oriental Conference be approved.

(Sd.) H. CHAND.

24-1-22.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF THE BIHAR & ORISSA
RESEARCH SOCIETY.

Held on the 11th February, 1922, at 4-30 p.m., at
Government House, Patna.

HIS EXCELLENCY SIR I'AVILLAND LEMESURIER, K.C.I E., C.S.I,, IN THE CHAIR.

1. Dr. Harichand Shastri, Honorary General Secretary, presented the annual report of the Society for 1921.

2. The Hon'ble Justice Sir John Bucknill, on behalf of the Council of the Society, proposed the election of the following office-bearers and members of the Council for the

Patron:

year 1922.

His Excellency the Governor of Bihar and Orissa.

Vice-Patrons.

The Hon'ble Sir William Hoare Vincent, Kt., I.C.S.

The Hon'ble Maharajadhiraj Bahadur Sir Rameshwar Singh, G.C.I.E., K. B. E., of Darbhanga.

Maharaja Bahadur Sir Ravaneshwar Prasad Singh, K.C.I.E., of Gidhour.

His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Sir Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo, K.C.I.E., of Sonepur State.

The Hon'ble Sir Thomas Fredrick Dawson Miller, Kt., K.C.
Sir Edward Gait, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Ph.D., I.C.S. (Retd.)

President.

The Hon'ble Sir Havilland Le Mesurier, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.

Vice-President.

The Hon'ble Sir B. K. Mullick, Kt., I,C.S.

General Secretary.

Dr. Harichand Shastri, D. Litt., I. E. S.