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he should bring the question of keeping the Library open between 7 to 

 9 a.m., in addition to the usual hours, before the General Meeting, 

 stating that the Council jjropose to discontinue it. 



It was ordered that the Assistant Secretary of the Society should 

 be asked if he could undertake the compilation of a new edition of the 

 Society's Libi^ary Catalogue, and how long it would take to finish it. 



An offer was made to the Netherlands Entomological Society of 

 Hague for an exchange of publication for their " Tidjschrift voor Ento- 

 mologie," with the Society's Journal, Part II. 



June 29th, Ordinary Meeting. 



An offer from Dr. P. Horn of Strassburg, to publish the entire text 

 of a " History of Mahmud Shah Khi^ji " in the Bihliotheca Indica, was 

 referred to the Philological Committee for report at next Meeting. 



Mr. C. Little's acceptance of the seat on the Council of the Society, 

 was ordered to be reported at the next General Meeting. 



Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle's acceptance of the vacant Vice-Presidentship 

 of the Society, was ordered to be reported at the next General Meeting. 



In reply to a letter asking for aid for the publication of the English 

 translation of the " Mahabharata," Babu Pi-atapa Chandra Ray, was in- 

 formed that the Council regretted that they could not assist him, but 

 that the Society would subscribe for an extra copy of the work. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, a copy of 

 "Kitabu-1-Intisar-li-Wasitati-Iqdi-l-Amsar," w^as ordered to be pur- 

 chased for the Library, 



The Budget drawn up by the Philological Committee of the ex- 

 penses of the Bihliotheca Indica, together with a list shewing the order 

 in which the manuscripts should be edited, was accepted, with a recom- 

 mendation that the Philological Committee should be directed to draw 

 up a similar Budget in December of every year. The report was ordered 

 to be published in the July Froceedings. 



It was recoi^ded that the Assistant Secretary was ready to under- 

 take the compilation of a new edition of the Society's Library Catalogue. 



July 27th, Ordinary Meeting. 



A letter from tlie Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal 

 was recorded, conveying the approval of the Government of India to 

 the name of Babu Nilmoni Mukerjee being included in the list of 

 pei'sons to whom " Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts " are sent. 



It was ordered that at the next General Meeting the Secretary 

 should read an invitation from Professor Dr. R. Semen to subscribe for 

 the erection of a marble bust of Professor Dr. E. Haeckel in the 



