# Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan/Series 1/Volume 2

TRANSACTIONS
OF
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY
OF JAPAN,
From 22nd October, 1873,
TO
15th July, 1874.
YOKOHAMA.
1874.
Printed at the “Japan Mail” Office.
CONTENTS.
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| Abstract of “Historia Imperii Japonici Germanicé Scripta ab Engelberto Kaempfer, Londini, 1727,” read by R. G. Watson Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 001 to 024 |
| Itinerary of a Journey from Yedo to Kusatsu, with Notes upon the Waters of Kusatsu, by Léon Descharmes,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 025 to„ 054 |
| The Sword of Japan; its History and Traditions, by Thos. H. R. McClatchie, Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 055 to„ 063 |
| Constructive Art in Japan, by R. Henry Brunton, Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 064 to„ 086 |
| A Journey in Yezo, by Captain Bridgford, R.M.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 087 to„ 112 |
| The Shintô Temples of Isé, by E. Satow Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | The Shintô Temples of Isé, by E. Satow Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 113 to„ 139 |
| The Games and Sports of Japanese Children, by Professor W. E. Griffis,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 140 to„ 158 |
| Winds and Currents in the vicinity of the Japanese Islands, by Capt. A. R. Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 159 to„ 173 |
| Notes of a Journey in Hitachi and Shimosa, by C. W. Lawrence, Esq., H.B.M. Legation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 174 to„ 181 |
| Concerning Deep Sea Sounding, by Captain Belknap, U.S.N.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 182 to„ 197 |
| A Journey in North-East Japan, by Captain Blakiston, late R.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 198 to„ 222 |
| Has Japanese an affinity with Aryan languages, by W. G. Aston, Esq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 223 to„ 231 |
| On the increase of the Flora of Japan, by Dr. Savatier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 232 to„ 243 |
| Meteorological Observations, by J. C. Hepburn, M.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 244 to„ 249 |
MEMBERS.
Honorary.
* Admiral Sir C. Shadwell, K.C.B.
* Captain Arthur, R.N.
* S. Wells Williams, Esq., L.L.D.
* Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B.
* T. F. Wade, Esq., C.B.
* Dr. Hooker, C. B., Kew.
* Professor George E. Day, Yale College, U.S.
* Professor W. D. Whitney, New Haven, U.S.
* Hon. George P. Marsh, U.S.
Corresponding.
* Dr. J. Berry, Kobe.
* Rev. J. Edkins, Peking.
* J. J. Enslie, Esq.
Resident.
* Allen, H. Jnr.
* Aston, W. G.
* Ayrton, W. E.
* Atkinson, H.
* Albinson, J. A.
* Antisell, Dr. T.
* Adams, F. O.
* Brooke, J. H.
* Black, J. R.
* Brown, Rev. S. R.
* Bellamy, A.
* Boyle, R. Vicars, C.S.I.
* Bate, Clifford
* Brandt, M. Von
* Brown, Rev. Nathan
* Brown, R. M.
* Brunton, R. H.
* Bissett, Jas.
* Bingham, Hon. John A.
* Baker, Colgate
* Brinkley, F., Lieut. R.A.
* Bridgford, Captain, R.M.A.
* Brent, A.
* Brown, Capt. A. R.
* Brennwald, C.
* Burnside, Rev. H.
* Chipman, H. S.
* Cargill, W. W.
* Cochran, Rev. G.
* Caldwell, Dr. J. R. M.
* Camporeale, Prince De
* Cope, H.
* Crombie, D. N. J.
* Dickins, F. V.
* Dracachis, N. Z.
* De Groote, Hon C.
* De Long, Hon. C. E.
* Davison, Jas.
* D’Iffanger, F.
* Dodds, J.
* Dyer, H.
* Dillon, E.
* Descharmes, Capt. L.
* D’Anéthan, Baron
* Duer.
* De San, E.
* Elliott, Dr. W. St. G.
* Eldridge, Dr.
* Eusden, Richd.
* Fagan, Lt., C. S. F., R.M.
* Farley, G., Jr.
* Flanders, C. A.
* Fraser, John A.
* Fisher, S.
* Flowers, M. O.
* Glover, T. B.
* Gowland, W.
* Greene, Revd. D. C.
* Grigor, J.
* Griffis, W. E.
* Gubbins, J. H.
* Gower, A. A. E.
* Gower, E.
* Goodwin, C. W.
* Grigsby, W. E.
* Gribble, H.
* Henderson, J. T.
* Hadlow, Dr. H., R.N.
* Heght, M. J. B. N.
* Hardy, C.
* House, E. H.
* Hepburn, Dr. J. C.
* Hawes, Lt. A. G. L.
* Hamilton, Geo.
* Hartley, J.
* Howell, W. G.
* Hill, Capt. A., R.M.
* Hall, Dr.
* Hall F.
* Hall, John C.
* Howe, H. A., Jr.
* Hunt, —.
* Holme, Ryle.
* Hellyer, T.
* Hay, Drummond.
* Irwin, R. W.
* Inglis, D. D.
* Jackson, T.
* James, F. S.
* Kilby, E. F.
* Kinder, Major.
* Kinder, C. W.
* Kingdon, N. P.
* Lawrence, C. W.
* Lothrop, S. K.
* Litta, Count.
* Lyman, Benj. S.
* McDonald, Revd. D.
* McDonald, W.
* Murray, Prof. D.
* Mori, A.
* McRitchie, J.
* Munos, Rodriguez Y
* McArthur, H.
* Maclay, Revd. Dr.
* Milne, A.
* Miller, Revd. E. R.
* Mackenzie, H.
* Mouat, John.
* Maclagan, Rt.
* McCartee, Dr. D. B.
* Mayers, W. F. S.
Ness, G. P.
* Owston, A.
* Olarowsky, A.
* Ojeda, Senor.
* Parkes, Sir H. S., K.C.B.
* Purcell, Dr. T. A.
* Pitman, J.
* Pryer, H.
* Pole, G. H.
* Pittman, F.
* Plunkett, Hon. F. R.
* Pot, J. J. Vander
Quin, John J.
* Robertson, R.
* Robertson, J.
* Ringer, I.
* Rickett, John, Jr.
* Satow, E. M.
* Syle, Revd. E. W.
* Sandermann, F.
* Sitwell, Isla. S.
* Shaw, Revd. A. C.
* Schoyer, E. A,
* Sandwith, Lt. J. H., R.M.
* Shand, W. J. S.
* Summers, Rev. Jas.
* Stransome, S. J.
* Shaw, T. K.
* Siebold, Baron A. Von
* Smith, W. H.
* Sutton, F. W.
* Sanjio, Junr.
* Smith, Hon. C. C.
* Smith, C. E.
* Stone, N. J.
* Savatier, Dr.
* Smale, Sir John
* Smith, J. C.
* Struve, C. de
* Sichel, J.
* Thomson, G. W.
* Thornicraft, Dr. T. C.
* Thurburn, J.
Veeder, Rev. P. V.
* Walsh, T.
* Walsh, J. G.
* Wilkin, A. J.
* Whittal, E.
* Watson, R. G.
* Watson, E. B.
* Wheeler, Dr.
* Wooley, W. A.
* Webb, W.
* Wright, Rev. W. B.
* Wauchope, G.
* Wilkinson, H. S.
* Wasson, J. A.
* Wilson, W. H.
* Wilson.
* Wheeler, H. W.
* Wright, Alex.
Zappe, E.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
CONTRIBUTED TO MUSEUM.
CONTRIBUTED TO THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FUND.
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TO BE ADDED TO THE CATALOGUE OF BOOKS.
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN.
The Second Annual Meeting of this Society was held at the Grand Hotel on Wednesday evening the 15th July 1874.
The chair was taken by the President, J. C. Hepburn Esq. M. D. shortly before nine o’clock.
The Minutes of the last General Meeting having been confirmed, a Draft of Rules, submitted by the Council, was read and discussed, clause by clause. Having been amended in several points, it was finally passed as a whole on the motion of the Rev. Dr. Brown, seconded by Sir Harry S. Parkes, and adopted, as follows:—
RULES OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN.
I.—NAME AND OBJECTS.
1.—The name of the Society shall be “The Asiatic Society of Japan.”
2.—The objects of the Society shall be—
    a. The collection of information and the investigation of subjects relating to Japan or other Asiatic countries.
    b. The formation of a Library and Museum adapted to the above purposes.
    c. The publication in a Journal of original papers and information read before or collected by the Society.
II.—MEMBERSHIP.
3.—The Society shall consist of Ordinary, Honorary, and Corresponding members.
4.—Honorary and Corresponding members will be admitted upon special grounds to be determined by the Council or for services rendered to the Society. They will not be resident in Japan and will not pay an annual subscription.
5.—Ordinary members shall pay an annual subscription of Five dollars which will become due upon election, provided the election occurs previous to the latter half of the year,
​6.—All annual subscriptions will be payable in advance on the 1st January of each year.
7.—On or about the 21st March in each year the Treasurer will give notice to members whose subscriptions may remain unpaid, and a further delay of three months in paying a subscription after notice thus served, may be regarded as resignation of membership.
8.—The operation of this rule may in any particular case be suspended by a vote of the Council.
9.—All members will be elected by the Council. Honorary and Corresponding members will be first proposed at a meeting of the Council and be elected at the Council meeting next ensuing.
III.—OFFICERS.
10.—The officers of the Society shall be—
    A President,
    A Senior and Junior Vice-President,
    Five Councillors,
    A Corresponding Secretary.
    A Recording Secretary, and
    A Treasurer,
to be chosen at the Annual Meeting in each year,
11.—Vacancies in the above offices shall be filled for the current year by vote of the remaining officers, but in case of the death or resignation of the President, his functions shall be discharged by the Senior Vice-President until the next Annual Meeting.
IV.—COUNCIL.
12.—The Council of the Society shall be composed of the officers for the current year, and its duties shall be—
    a. To administer the affairs and property of the Society;
    b. To elect members into the Society;
    c. To decide on the eligibility of papers to be read before General Meetings;
    d. To select papers for publication in, and to supervise the printing and distribution of, the Society’s Journal;
    e. To select and purchase books, specimens, &c., for the Library and Museum.
    f. To receive donations on behalf of the Society;
    g. To present to the Annual Meeting, at the expiration of their term of office, a Report of the proceedings and condition of the Society.
13.—The Council shall meet for the transaction of business once a month, or oftener if necessary. At Council Meetings five officers shall constitute a quorum.
14.—The Council shall have authority to make and enforce such bye-laws and regulations for the proper conduct of the Society’s affairs as may from time to time be expedient, subject to confirmation by a General Meeting.
15.—The Recording Secretary shall have power to sanction the expenditure of the Society’s funds to the amount of ​twenty-five dollars, reporting the same to the Council meeting next ensuing, but no larger sum shall be disbursed by the Treasurer without the sanction of a vote of the Council.
V.—MEETINGS.
16.—The Annual Meeting shall be held in July of each year.
17.—General Meetings shall be held, when practicable, once in every month, and oftener if expedient, at such date and hour as the Council may appoint.
18.—At Meetings of the Society eleven members, shall form a quorum for the transaction of business.
19.—At the Annual Meeting the Council shall present a Report for the preceding year, the Treasurer shall render an account of the financial condition of the Society, and the Meeting shall elect Officers for the ensning year.
20.—The work of General Meetings shall be the transaction of routine business (when a quorum is present); reading of papers approved by the Council; discussion thereon, and conversation on topics connected with the general objects of the Society.
21.—Notice of any business connected with the affairs of the Society, intended to be introduced for discussion by a member of the Society, shall be handed to the Secretary a week before the Meeting.
22.—Visitors may be admitted to the General Meetings by members of the Society, but shall not be allowed to address the Meeting except by invitation or permission of the Chairman, or to vote or take part in the business of the Society.
23.—At all Meetings, the President, or, in his absence, the Senior Officer of the Council present, shall take the Chair, and in case of an equality of votes shall be entitled to a casting vote in addition to his own.
VI.—PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY.
24.—A Journal shall be published, when practicable, every year under the supervision of the Council. It shall comprise a selection of the papers read before the Society, the Report of the Council and Treasurer, and such other matter as the Council may deem it expedient to publish.
25.—Every member of the Society shall be entitled to one copy of the Journal. The Council shall have power to present copies to other Societies and to distinguished individuals, and to sell the remaining copies at such prices as the Council shall from time to time direct.
26.—Ten copies of each paper published in the Journal shall be placed at the disposal of the author.
27.—The Council shall have power to publish in a separate form, papers or documents laid before the Society, if in their opinion practicable and expedient.
VII.—POPULAR LECTURES.
28.—Occasional Popular Lectures upon literary or scientific subjects may be delivered, under the sanction of the Council, ​on evenings other than those appointed for general meetings of the Society. On such occasions the Senior member of the Council present shall take the Chair.
VIII.—AMENDMENTS.
29.—Amendments to these rules must be proposed in writing to the Council, who shall, after notice given, lay them before a general meeting of Society. A committee of ordinary members shall thereupon be appointed, in conjunction with the Council, to report on the proposed Amendments to the General Meeting next ensuing, when a decision may be taken on vote of two-thirds of the members present.
The Annual Report of the Council, together with the Treasurer’s Account, was then presented, as follows:—
Second Annual Report.
The Council of the Asiatic Society of Japan, in presenting their second Annual Report, feel much satisfaction in recapitulating the facts which prove that the organization was not uncalled for neither has it been unappreciated.
The First Number of the Society's Transactions is so much in demand that it has been found necessary to print another edition in order to satisfy the requirements of readers at a distance. The necessity for this will be obviated, as regard the forthcoming number, by issuing a larger edition at first.
The following Papers have been read at the Regular Meetings:—
* “The Warm Springs of Kusatsu,” by Captain Leon Descharmes.
* “Dr. Kaempfer’s History of Japan;” by R. G. Watson, Esq.
* “The Sword of Japan: its History and Traditions;” by T. H. R. McClatchie, Esq.
* “Constructive Art in. Japan;” by R. H. Brunton, Esq.
* “Yezo: a Description of the Ishi-kari River, and the New Capital, Satsporo;” by Captain Bridgford R.M.A.
* “The Shintô Temples of Isé;” by E. M. Satow, Esq.
* “The Games and Sports of Japanese children;” by Prof. W. E. Griffis.
* “Winds and Currents in the Vicinity of the Japanese Islands;” by Captain A. R. Brown.
* “Notes of a Journey in Hitachi, Shimôsa, and Kadzusa;” by C. W. Laurence, Esq.
* “Deep-sea Soundings in the Pacific;” by Captain Belknap, U.S.N.
* “Has Japanese an Affinity with Aryan Languages?” by W. G. Aston, Esq. ​
* “On the Increase of the Flora of Japan;” by Dr. Savatier.
* “Meteorological observations of Yokohama from 1863 to 1869 inclusive;” by Dr. Hepburn.
* “A Journey in North East Japan;” by Captain Blakiston, late R. A.
The following paper has been received, and will be read next session.
“Meteorological observations on the Station Nagasaki for 1872;” by—Geerts, Esq.
Of the interest and value of these Papers there has been ample proof in the increased numbers of Resident Members, and of these who attend the Meetings of the Society and partake in the discussions,—the substance of which, in the words of the speakers themselves, will be found incorporated in the Minutes.
Fifty-seven new Members have been added to the Society since the last Report, making the present number 168.
The Treasurer’s account shows a satisfactory balance to the Society’s credit, of $586.22, which amount, however, is subject to an appropriation of $300 for the increase of the Library.
A Revision of the Constitution and By-Laws has been made, and the result printed in conjunction with this Report.
The important subject of meteorological observations has given rise to a Correspondence with the Signal Bureau at Washington, and the appointment of a Committee of this Society to bring the matter to the notice of the Japanese Authorities. The Council consider the plan of synchronous observations, according to the scheme of the Vienna Conference, so important that they feel no hesitation in commending the advocacy of it to the consideration of their successors in office.
Some valuable contributions have been made to the Library and Museum; but the Council feel that, at some suitable time during the coming year, a resolute effort should be made to do something effective in regard to both these departments; also, perhaps, to provide a building suitable for the Society’s business. Meanwhile they have to acknowledge the courtesy of the Managers of the Grand Hotel in furnishing gratuitously convenient accommodation for the holding of periodical Meetings.
On behalf of the Council,
E. W. SYLE. Hon. Sec.
Asiatic Society of Japan.
Receipts and Expenditure 1st January to 30th June, 1874. Dr.
* $1,000.60
Cr.
* 414.38
* $1,000.60
Herbert Cope. Hom. Treasurer pro tem.
The adoption of this Report having been moved by Mr. Goodwin, and seconded by Mr. Wilkin, was agreed to, and the Chairman appointed a Committee to nominate the officers for the ensuing year, whose recommendation of the following gentlemen was adopted.
* President.—Rev. S. R. Brown, D.D.
* Vice Presidents.—Sir Harry S. Parkes, K.C.B., and C. W. Goodwin, Esq.
* Council.—J. C. Hepburn, Esq. M.D., A. J. Wilkin, Esq., W. G. Howell, Esq., R. H. Brunton, Esq., and T. Walsh, Esq.
* Treasurer.—J. Thurburn, Esq.
* Corresponding Secretary.—Rev. E. W. Syle.
* Recording Secretary.—G. H. Pole, Esq.
A vote of thanks having been accorded to the late Council for the successful conduct of affairs which had marked their administration, expressing at the same time regret at the retirement of Dr. Hepburn from the Presidency, the meeting terminated.
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