1890.] Jminal Ueport. 33 



An application from the Beng-al Telephone Company for pei^mission 

 to attach a stay for a telephone post to the wall of the Society's com- 

 pound in Park Street, was referred to the Visiting Committee. 



Permission was given to the Microscopical Society to hold a Conver- 

 sazione in the Society's roonis about the middle of next month. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary the Society's 

 Pandit was authorized to be paid for his services in editing the Sans- 

 krit text of the " Avadana Kalpalafa," the rate of remuneration being 

 referred to the Philological Committee. 



February 28tk, Ordinary Meeting. 



An application from Lieut. -Col. Court to subscribe to a translation 

 of the Biistan of Sadi, which he proposed publishing, was declined. 



Mr. G. G. Palmer was allowed the loan of the two paintings, 

 " Cupid asleep on a cloud," and " Sir William Jones," for the purpose 

 of making a copy of them, he having promised to clean and varnish the 

 paintings previous to returning them. 



Messrs. Meugens and King were appointed Auditors of the Society's 

 accounts for the present year. 



Permission was granted to Mr. R. Knight to consult the Society's 

 library for the collection of information in connection with a history of 

 the Indian press which he was engaged in writing. 



Major H. G. Raverty was asked, in reply to a reference, to send his 

 paper on the changes in the courses of the Indus and the Punjab rivers 

 for publication in the Journal, and informed that the indexes to his 

 translation of the Tahaqat-i-Ndsirt were in preparation, and, if necessary, 

 would be submitted to him before publication. 



Mr. C. Little was appointed General Secretary, Dr. Hoernle, who 

 had been conducting the duties, having resigned. 



Dr. J. Burgess was allowed to purchase some volumes of the 

 Society's Joui*nal from 1854 to 186.3, of which there were 5 or moi'e 

 copies in stock, in oi'der to complete his set. 



A proposal by the President that the Finance Committee should be 

 termed the Finance and Visiting Committee, and meet monthly on the 

 Monday before the Council meeting, was approved. 



The several Committees for 1890 were appointed. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Committee remunera- 

 tion at the rate of Rs. 1/8 per page was sanctioned to the Society's 

 Pandit for editing the Sanskrit portion of the Avadana Kalpalatd under 

 publication in the Bibliotheca Indica. 



The Visiting Committee having reported that there appeared to be 

 no objection to affix a stay for a telephone post belonging to the Bengal 



