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The President mentioned that he had seen a complete collection 
of Asim coins with Mr. Leonard. 
The following gentleman duly proposed and seconded at the 
last meeting was balloted for, and elected Ordinary Member— 
J. M. Foster, Esq., M. D., Nazeerah, Assam. 
The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next 
meeting. 
Capt. W. L. Samuells, Assistant Commissioner, Pachumba, 
Chord line, proposed by Col. E. T. Dalton, C. 8. I., seconded by 
Mr. H. Blochmann. 
8S. E. Peal, Esq., Sibsagar, Asim, proposed by Mr. J. Wood- 
Mason, seconded by Mr. H. Blochmann. 
The Chairman said he had to report on the part of the Council 
that they had had under consideration the terms of Rule 29. By 
this rule, as now worded, it was compulsory on the Society to hold a 
meeting in each month inthe year. Practically, however, it was 
found that during the months of September and October, it was ex- 
tremely doubtful whether a sufficient number of members could be 
brought together to constitute a meeting, and rarely has it been 
that on one or other of the meeting evenings in these months, 
there had not been an adjournment, as there was not a quorum. Fur- 
ther than this which is the practical result—it has been felt, that 
with the seriously increased duties now devolving on the Secreta- 
ries, in editing the Journal and the Proceedings, it was not just 
or fair to those officers, who it must be remembered are purely hon- 
orary officers, to keep their time so pressingly occupied during 
the whole year, without any respite. “It certainly is the rule else- 
where for Scientific Societies to have a certain recess during the 
year, and it is considered that it will be desirable to have 
such a recess here also. The Council, therefore, recommend that 
the words, ‘excepting in September and October’ be inserted in Rule 
29 after the words: “The Society shall meet on the first Wednes- 
day in each month.” 
This being an alteration in the rules must be referred to the So- 
ciety at large. Voting papers will be sent out, and as the time re- 
