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Zoological Institute iu Jena, on his sixtieth birthday, and should state 

 that the constitution of the Society did not allow its funds to be used 

 for such purposes, but that he would be glad to forward any subscriptions 

 from Members in their private capacity. 



Read a letter from Mahamahopadhyaya Mahesachandra Nyaya- 

 ratna, requesting permission to be allowed to transfer the editorship of 

 the remaining portion of the " Taittirlya Samhita " to Pandit Satya- 

 vrata Sama9rami. It was resolved that "while the Council regret that 

 the Pandit cannot continue the work they approve of the proposed 

 arrangement. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Committee, Dr. P. Horn 

 was informed that the funds of the Society would not permit the 

 publication of the " History of Mahmiid ShJih Khilji " in the Bihliotheca 

 Indica, and that it would not be worth while waiting for years. 



Head a letter from Mr. E. A. Gait on the subject of the collection 

 of Anthropological information in Assam, and a copy of a communication 

 from the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Assam, to the Govern- 

 ment of India, Home Department, sanctioning a grant of Rs. 1,000 a 

 year to the Society for the purpose. It was resolved to accept the offer 

 of the Assam Government on the understanding that the Society would 

 not be called upon to expend more than Rs. 1,000 per annum on account 

 of the Assam Ethnographic Enquiries. The Anthropological Secx'etary 

 was empowered to purchase two sets of instruments, at the approximate 

 cost of £10. 



Volume I of an " Anthology of Arabic Poems " was ordered to be 

 purchased for the Library. 



With I'eference to the question of discontinuing the opening of tlie 

 Library from 7 to 9 A. m., deferred at last Meeting of the Council, it 

 was I'esolved to send circulars, giving a brief statement of the arguments 

 for or against, to the Resident Members in Calcutta, to ascertain 

 whether they wished the Library to be open from 7 to 9 a. m., in addition 

 to the usual hours. 



August Slst, Ordinary Meeting. 



The acceptance of the Netherlands Entomological Society of Hague 

 to exchange its " Tijdschrift voor Eutomologie " for the Society's Journal, 

 Part II, was recorded. 



The request of Babu Nilmoni Mukerjee to be supplied with the 

 back volumes of the " Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts " was granted. 



In consequence of the resignation of the Hon'ble Mr. H. H. Risley, 

 as Anthropological Secretary of the Society, owing to serious illness, 

 Mr. W. Crooke was asked if he would be willing to act temporarily as 

 Anthropological Secretary. 



