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of an old date, may perhaps advantageously receive some atten- 

 tion. Our Oriental dominions alone present a field of statistical 

 research as interesting as it is immense. Many materials, col- 

 lected from that field by the meritorious exertions of the East 

 India Company, are known to be in existence, and it is to be 

 hoped that, sooner or later, they will be brought through some 

 channel before the public. 



To point out such existing collections, old and new, their 

 character, value, and the degree of interest attached to them, 

 will form an appropriate part of the duties of the Sub-commit- 

 tees of the Council, and will itself be a considerable step in 

 statistical knowledge. The extent to which the Society shall 

 deal with the existing materials so pointed out to it, can only 

 be considered when the means and resources it is to possess 

 are better ascertained. 



It will of course be one prominent object of the Society to 

 form a complete Statistical Library as rapidly as its funds may 

 admit. 



The proposed annual subscription to the Society is two 

 guineas, which may be compounded for by one payment of 

 twenty guineas. 



COUNCIL AND OFFICERS 



Elected at the General Meeting , 3rd May, 1834. 



President. — Marquis of Lansdowne. 



Treasurer, — Henry Hallam, Esq. 



Secretaries. — Woronzow Greig, Esq. Charles Hope Mac- 

 lean, Esq. E. Carleton Tufnell, Esq. 



Charles Babbage. Esq. William Burge, Esq. Rev. Geo. 

 D'Oyley, D.D. John Elliot Drinkwater, Esq. Howard El- 

 phinstone, Esq. Earl Fitzwilliam. Rt. Hon. H. Goulburn, M.P. 

 Joseph Henry Green, Esq. Edmund Halswell, Esq. Dr. 

 Bisset Hawkins, M.D. Rt. Hon. Fr. Jeffrey, M.P. Rev. 

 Richard Jones. John Lefevre, Esq. Sir Charles Lemon, 

 Bart., M.P. Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of London. S. Jones 

 Loyd, Esq. Rev. T. R. Malthus. G. R. Porter, Esq. Vis- 

 count Sandon, M.P. G. Poulett Scrope, Esq., M.P. N. W. 

 Senior, Esq. Dr. John Sims, M.D. Lieutenant-Colonel 

 Sykes. Thomas Tooke, Esq. T. Vardon, Esq. Rev. W. 

 Whewell. 



