PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For June, 1873. 



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• The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, 

 the 4th instant, at 9 P. M. 



Col. H. Hyde, R. E., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The receipt of the following presentations was announced — 



From the Trustees, Indian Museum, a set of the Minutes of the 

 Trustees, Vols. I to V. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing, was balloted for and elected an Ordinary Member — 



J. W. Johnston, Esq., M. D., 4th P. I. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting — 



H. M. Durand, Esq., C. S., proposed by J. Wood-Mason, Esq., seconded 

 by J. H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., C. S. 



Captain Fraser, 3rd Madras Cavalry, proposed by W. McLaren Smith, 

 Esq., M. A., seconded by Captain J. Waterhouse. 



C. V. Marshall, Esq., Berhampore, Moorshedabad, proposed by J. Wood- 

 Mason, Esq., seconded by Captain J. Waterhouse. 



Col. Gr. H. Saxton has intimated his desire to withdraw from the Socie- 

 ty after the third quarter of the current year. 



The President announced that Dr. Stoliczka having resigned the posts 

 of Natural History Secretary and Member of Council on proceeding with 

 the mission to Kashgar, the Council have appointed J. Wood-Mason, Esq., 

 Natural History Secretary, and elected J. Westland, Esq., C. S., a Member 

 of the Council, in place of Dr. Stoliczka. 



