Sir John Bucknill, Kt., K.C. The study of history, archæology and ornithology has suffered a heavy loss by the death at Patna, on the 4th October 1926, of Sir John Bucknill, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements from 1914 to 1920 and Puisne Judge of the Patna High Court from 1920. Sir John was a keen naturalist, and was the author of two publications dealing with the ornithology of Surrey and Cyprus. In 1923 he was President of the Numismatic Society of India and his legal publications included the Imperial Ottoman Code in 1914. A scholar of sound judgment and amiable personality, Sir John was, for a number of years, a member of the Council of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society and President of the Managing Committee of the Patna Museum. The Society places on record its appreciation of his services. Proceedings of a Quarterly Meeting of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society held at the Radhika Sinha Institute on the 18th November 1926 1. In the unavoilable absence of the President, His Excellency Sir Henry Wheeler, who had promised to preside, the chair was taken by the Hon'ble Sir B. K. Mullick. Lady Wheeler and the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj, recently elected a Vice-Patron of the Society, were among those present; and there was a good attendance of members and visitors, the meeting being thrown open to the public. 2. Mr. K. P. Jayaswal introduced the lecturer, Rai Bahadur Ramprasad Chanda, Superintendent, Archæological Section, Indian Museum, Calcutta. Mr. Chanda delivered a lecture, illustrated by lantern slides, on "The Antiquities of Mayurbhanj.' 3. Sir B. K. Mullick thanked Mr. Chanda on behalf of the Society for his extremely interesting lecture and Mr. E. A. Horne moved a vote of thanks to the chair. E. A, HORNE, Honorary General Secretary. of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society held at the Society's Office on the 21st November 1926 Present. Mr. V. H. Jackson, Vice-President (in the chair). Mr. G. E. Fawcus. Mr. D. N. Sen. Dr. A. Banerji-Sastri. Mr. E. A. Horne. 1. Confirmed the proceedings of the last meeting of the Council, held on the 26th September 1926. 2. Read a letter from Mr. Jadunath Sarkar, dated the 27th September 1926, resigning his membership of the Council. Resolved that his resignation be accepted, with regret. 3. Appointed Dr. A. Banerji-Sastri General Secretary in place of Mr. E. A. Horne, proceeding on leave. 4. Confirmed the payment of Rs. 41-7-0 to the Oriya Pandit on account of travelling expenses (see item 12 in the proceedings of the last meeting of the Council). 5. Considered letter, dated the 20th October 1926, from Mr. C. E. A. W. Oldham in connection with the publication of the Buchanan Reports. Resolved that, in the case of each of the four volumes under preparation, Buchanan's sketch map be reproduced by the collotype process, on a scale of 8 miles to the inch; and that, for the present, 600 copies of the map accompanying the Purnes Report be printed. 76 6. Considered the draft prepared by the sub-committee appointed to revise the Society's rules (see item 4 in the proceedings of the meeting of the Council held on the 15th March 1926). Resolved that the draft, as amended, be adopted. Resolved further that the draft be printed for circulation among members and submitted for confirmation at the next annual general meeting. E. A. HORNE, Honorary General Secretary. |