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iirst Wednesdays in September and October Ton Avliich days no meet- 

 ings are held in Calcutta) should be held in Simla. 



2. That these meetiiif^s should for the present bo ordinarily 

 devoted to the teading of papni-.s, the general business of the Society 

 being conducted as usual in Calcutta. 



o. That Rule 1 of the Society, which shows tliat almost all bianohes 

 of knowledofc lelating to the Eastern Hemisphere were included in its 

 original operations, should be interpreted in its widest sense, and that 

 ])apers and discussions should theiefore be welcomed on such subjects 

 !is Indian Art, Forestry, Horticulture, &c., which have lately been eithei- 

 ignored or have been dealt witli elsewhere. 



4. That in order to make the Journals more popular and Inter- 

 esting to the geneial public, (hoy should appear regularly and contain 

 extracts from, and abridgments of, current literature. 



5. That if these suggestions aie approved they should be brought 

 before the next monthly meeting of the Society and a Sub-Coramittee 

 be then appointed to give practical effect to them. 



The first two profiosals were carried, but the discussion on the rest 

 opened wider question.s, and the following Committee was appointed to 

 considei them :— Col. T. H. Hendley, C.I.E.,I.M S.,A. PedIer,Esq.,r R.S., 

 F. E. Paigiter, Esq., I.C.S., T. H. Holland, Esq., F.G S., with sul)se- 

 quent addition of Major A. Alcock, I. M.S., L. de Nioeville, Esq., and 

 ]\lahamahopadiiyaya Haraprnsad Sliastri. As a result of the delibera- 

 tions of this Committee and subsequent discussion in Council, it was 

 decided to submit a scheme for t'ne reorganization of the Society to the 

 general body of Ordinary Members. The scheme, outlined by 9 definite 

 proposals, was discussed at the General Meeting of the 5th December, 

 and afterwards circulated in the usual way to the members, whose 

 voles will be counted at the Annual General Meeting to be held in 

 February next. 



Repair of Premises. 



At the request of the Council, Mr. E. Thornton kindly made a sur- 

 vey of the Society's premises and submitted a report to Council. The 

 Council having agreed with Mr. Thornton as to the necessity of imme- 

 diate repsiirs, appointed a Sub-Comnaittee consisting of Major A. Alcock, 

 Mr. C. L. Giie.sbach, Mr. E. Thornton, Mr. \V. K. Dods and Mr. T. H. 

 Holland to detei mine the details more urgently necessary, and to dis- 

 cuss the question of establishing a permanent Repairs Fund for future 

 contingeniies. The Ct)mmittee having submitted a report the Council 

 laid the question before a General Meeting and at the same time re- 

 quested permission to withdraw Rs. 10,000 fx'om the Permanent Reserve 



