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the proposal regarding the re-investment of Rs. 50,000 in Municipal 

 Debentures. 



Babu Pratapa Chandra Ghosha was allowed to exchange certain 

 numbers of the Bibliotheca Indica. 



June 25th, Ordinary Meeting. 



An offer to exchange publications from Mr. C. L. Herri ck, forwarded 

 with the first number of the Journal of Comparative Neurology was 

 declined. 



Sanction was given to Dr. P. Horn to purchase certain works of the 

 Bibliotheca Indica at a reduction of 50 per cent. 



In reply to Mr. A. Constable's letter expressing his willingness to 

 undertake the publication of one or two volumes of " Selections " from 

 the records of the Society, he was informed that the Council were will- 

 ing to entertain his proposal regarding the selections but would desire 

 to be furnished with details and to know whether it would be entirely at 

 his own expense. 



An offer from Mr. A. Constable to act as Agent in London for the 

 Society was declined. 



On the recommendation of the Natural History Secretary sanction 

 was accorded to an exchange of publications with the Societe Linneenne 

 de Normandie. 



An offer from Grossh Badische Universitats-bibliothek, Heidelberg, 

 forwarding the first number of " Neue Heidelberger Jahrbucher " and 

 asking for an exchange of publications was declined. 



Presentation of a small book and pamphlet entitled " Memoirs of 

 Tahmasp " by Dr. P. Horn, was acknowledged, with thanks. 



An application from the Cashier for an increase of pay was refused. 



July 11 th, Special Meeting. 



It was decided that instructions be given to the Bank of Bengal to 

 purchase Municipal Debentures to the nominal value of Rs. 50,000 as 

 opportunities arise, and to sell out from time to time from the invested 

 funds of the Society, Government paper sufficient to pay for such pur- 

 chases as they are made. Preference should be given to Municipal 

 Debentures of longest currency. 



July SOtJi, Ordinary Meeting. 



In reply to Mr. C. J. Rodger's letter suggesting that the coin collec- 

 tion of the Society should be amalgamated with that at the Indian 

 Museum with a view of cataloguing and arranging them, he was in- 

 formed that the Council had decided to wait until the Catalogue of coins 



