individual members of it as in the past, knock constantly at the doors of the University, we may however be assured of some tangible results in the near future. Our council proposes to take early steps in this connection after ascertaining how they are doing at Calcutta and Patna. The dream of an anthropological museum of some of our distinguished members in the past has only been partially fulfilled in the archæological section of the Prince of Wales Museum, which will let us hope, with our co-operation, be extended and improved upon in a manner worthy of Bombay, its university, this society and the name the museum bears. PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. Meeting of 31st January 1923. Rao Bahadur Dr. P. B. Joshi, Ph.D., in the Chair. Mr. Sorabji M. Bharucha, Collector of Thana, was duly elected an annual member of the Society. Papers read: (1) "Malay Etiological Folklore and its Chiru Parallel," by S. C. Mitra, Esq., M.A., B.L. (2) "The Geography of the Vendidad, Pragard I," by G. E. L. Carter, Esq., I.C.S. (3) "The Torii of Japan and the Torans of India," by Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi. Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi submitted a Brief Report of his attendance at the Anthropological Section of the 10th Indian Science Congress at Lucknow. THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of 28th February 1923.-Rao Bahadur Dr. P. B. Joshi in the Chair. The following resolution was passed : "That the Report for the year 1922 and the statements of Accounts as audited and signed by the Auditors be accepted." (Vide below for the Report.) The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year: President. Mr. J. A. Saldanha, B.A., LL.B. Vice-Presidents. Rao Bahadur Dr. P. B. Joshi, Ph.D. Rev. Fr. R. Zimmermann, S.J. Members. Rao Saheb Dr. V. P. Chavan, L.M. & S. Dr. R. N. Ranina, L.M. & S. S. S. Mehta, Esq., B.A. K. A. Padhye, Esq., B.A., LL.B. G. E. L. Carter, Esq., I.C.S. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, B.A., Ph.D., C.I.E. Honorary Auditors. Rao Saheb Dr. V. P. Chavan, L.M. & S. R. K. Dadachanji, Esq., B.A., LL.B. Papers read:- (1) "The Conversion of Tribes into Castes in North Bihar," by S. C. Mitra, Esq., M.A., B.L. (2) "A Study of the U. S. A. Senate," by Mr. Arthur Macdonald of Washington. Meeting of 28th March 1923. Mr. J. A. Saldanha, B.A., LL.B., in the Chair. Messrs. Dott Gino Scarpa and S. K. Wodeyar were duly elected annual members of the Society. Paper read : 66 The Protection ceremony of the Sinhalese Buddhists," by Meeting of 25th April 1923. Mr. J. A. Saldanha, B.A., LL.B., in the Chair. Messrs. Hoshang N. E. Dinshaw, Minocher N. E. Dinshaw, Fredoon N. E. Dinshaw, and Dinshaw N. E. Dinshaw were elected Life Members and Captain Shiavax Ardeshir Paymaster, I.M.S., and Prof. H. L. Kaji, M.A., B.Sc., I.E.S., of the Sydenham College of Commerce were elected annual members of the Society. Papers read :- (1) "Pirates of the 18th century," by John Munster, Esq. (2) "Some neglected fields of Anthropology," by J. A. Saldanha, Esq., B.A., LL.B. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BOMBAY. [From 1st January to 31st December 1922.] The Council begs to submit the following report of the work of the Society during the year 1922. Number of Members.-At the commencement of the year, there were 102 Life, Special and Ordinary Members of the Society. Twenty-eight Life Members and seven Ordinary Members were elected during the year, one of which was a lady member, Miss Shirin S. Paruck, B.A. The names of 21 members have been removed from the roll owing to death, default and resignation. Thus there were 116 members on the roll of the Society at the close of the year. Obituary. The Society has to record with regret the loss by death of the following members : Nadirshaw Dinshaw, Esq., Life Member. Rustomji Byramji Jeejibhoy, Esq. " H. H. Major-General Sir Pratapsingji Bahadur, Ordinary Member. The Society, at its meeting of 25th January 1922, expressed its sorrow at the death of Mr. James Macdonald, who was at one time a member of the Society for several years and its President for the years 1903 and 1904. The resolution of the Society's grief at his death was communicated to Mrs. Macdonald, who, in her reply dated 7th March 1922, thanked the Society for its condolence. Meetings. During the year under report, ten meetings of the Society were held, out of which one was the Annual General Meeting and nine Ordinary Monthly Meetings. The Council held two meetings. Second Oriental Conference, Calcutta.-On being requested by the Second Oriental Conference which met at Calcutta from 28th January to 31st January 1922, the following gentlemen were appointed to represent the Society at the Conference :Rao Bahadur Dr. P. B. Joshi, Ph.D. Rev. Father R. Zimmermann, S.J. J. A. Saldanha, Esq., B.A., LL.B. S. S. Mehta, Esq., B.A. K. A. Padhye, Esq., B.A., LL.B. Dr. P. N. Daruwala, LL.D., Bar.-at-Law. Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, B.A., Ph.D., C.I.E. Out of these, two-Dr. J. J. Modi and Dr. Daruwala-attended the Conference. The following papers were read at the Conference by the Hon. Secretary, Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi. Before the Iranian Section. 1. The Doctrine of Karma from the Zoroastrian point of view. 2. Alexander the Great and the Devastation of the Ancient Literature of the Parsees at his hands. 3. The Rivâyats of the Persians, and the Smritis of the Hindus and the Talmud of the Hebrews. Before the Persian and Arabic Section. 4. The Persian poet Hafiz and the German poet Goethe. Before the Anthropological Section. 5. The Deesâ-pothi of the Parsees. Before the Archaeological Section. 6. A few Notes on Kashmir from an Antiquarian point of view. The 10th Indian Science Congress.-In a letter to Dr. Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, our Hon. Secretary, dated 25th February 1922, Dr. C. V. Raman, M.A., D.Sc., the Hon. Secretary of the Indian Science Congress, had intimated that he had been appointed President of the Anthropological Section at the Congress, which was to meet at Lucknow from the 8th to the 13th January 1923. Dr. Modi accepted the appointment and he requested members of our Society as well as those of other literary Societies to contribute papers of Anthropological interest for the Science Congress. In response to his appeal, the Hon. Secretary received the following papers from the members of our Society and others. 1. S. S. Mehta, Esq., B.A. Anthropological considerations brought to bear upon the fallacy or otherwise of the being regarded as Sakas or |