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Experiments of such a character as those which would be neces- 
sary to test Tyndall’s theory in regard to the cause of the azure 
colour of the sky, or to measure the retardative operation of invisi- 
ble vapour on terrestrial radiation, are, I believe, scarcely thought of 
as falling within the work of any meteorological station in India. 
And I do not know that a single spectroscope has yet been intro- 
duced into our official collections of instruments. 
It seems to me that the state of things which I have just de- 
scribed is most discreditable. I should scarcely go too far if I said 
that it represents a good deal of money thrown away : certainly it 
is very remote from that which ought to be. Surely the time has 
come when in the place of this infirm and unsatisfactory system 
(or more properly want of system) a well planned simple orga- 
nization inspired and directed by a man of real scientific power and 
acquirements should be put into action. 
If anything that I have said to-night should help to hasten such 
a reform as this, my object will have been attaine1. 
The serutineers announced the following elections : 
President. 
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Phear. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Th. Oldham, LL. D. 
Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 
Lord Napier of Magdala, G. C. 8. I, G. C. B. 
Secretaries. 
Col. H. Hyde, R. E. (Financial Dept.) 
H. Blochmann, M. A. (Philological Dept.) 
F. Stoliczka, Ph. D. (Natural History Dept.). 
Members of Council. 
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Phear. 
T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., F. R. and G. S. 
Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 
Lord Napier of Magdala, General, G. C. S. I., G. C. B. 
Col. H. Hyde, R. E. 
Babu Devendra Mallika. 
J. Ewart, Esq., M. D. 
