The Committee met on 4th April 1921 and the undermentioned members, after some consideration, kindly consented to prepare notes on the various castes :— Mr. S. S. Mehta.-The Castes of Gujarat and Dr. P. N. Daruwala-A summary of the 3 High Court Some information on the subject was supplied to Mr. Rothfeld. Communications.-At the 10 meetings, the following papers were read : 1. "An Egg-myth from Orissa", by Sarat Chandra Mitra, Esq., M.A., B.L. (Read on 26th January 1921). 2. The Khandalla Katkaris -Presidential Address, by Rev. Father R. Zimmermann, S.J. (Read on 28th February 1921). 3. "Drink in the Scriptures of the Nations," by D. D. Gilder, Esq. (Read on 30th March 1921). 4. "The Cult of the Lake-Goddess of Orissa," by Sarat Chandra Mitra, Esq., M.A., B.L. (Read on 30th March 1921). 5. "Folklore of North Kanara-Legend of Gopal Krishna of Gore in Kumta Taluka " (Part II), by J. A. Saldanha, Esq., B.A., LL.B. (Read on 27th April 1921). 6. "Oaths among the ancient Iranians. The Persian Sogand. Nameh or the Book of Oaths," by Shams-ul-Ulma Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, (Read on 27th April 1921.) 7. "Leprosy. The old Iranian view of it. Cow-urine suggested as its supposed preventive and remedy," by Shamsul-Ulma Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, (Read on 29th June 1921). 66 8. Notes on Ho Riddles, Part III," by Sarat Chandra Mitra, Esq. M.A., B.L. (Read on 29th June 1921.) 9. "The Province of Folklore in Religion, Law and Science," by J. A. Saldanha, Esq., B.A., LL.B. (Read on 27th July 1921.) 10. "An Iranian Legend of the Use of Plant Sidâb (rue)," by Shams-ul-Ulma Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, (Read on 27th July 1921.) 11. "The Indian custom of a Husband or Wife not naming his Wife or her Husband," by Shams-ul-Ulma Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, B.A., Ph. D.,C.I.E. (Read on 31st August 1921). 12. "Some curious Folklore about Precious stones, Part II" by S. S. Mehta, Esq., B.A. (Read on 28th September 1921). 13. "The Means and Methods of collecting Folklore," by J. A. Saldanha, Esq., B.A., LL.B. (Read on 26th October 1921) 14 Riddles current in the District of Chittagong in Eastern Bengal, Part III," by Sarat Chandra Mitra, Esq., M.A., B.L. (Read on 26th October 1921). 15. "The Superstition of concealing one's proper age as shown by the Indian Census Statistics" by L. J. Sedgwick, Esq., I.C.S. and Dr. Jivanji Jamsedji Modi, B.A., Ph.D., C.I.E. (Read on 30th November 1921). New President.-As the President, Mr. Otto Rothfeld, I.C.S., was going on long leave, he resigned his office of President. The Hon. Mr. C. A. Kincaid, I.C.S., has been elected President of the Society. Journal. The following Journals were published during the year under report :-Journals Nos. 6, 7, and 8 of Vol. XI. Presents.-Journals and Reports of learned Societies and other publications have been received in exchange for the Society's Journal and otherwise as usual during the year under report. Finances :-The invested fund of the Society stood at Rs. 5,500 and the cash balance at Rs. 34-2-2 on the 31st December 1921. |