44 Annual Report. [Feb. 



Intimation was received from Messrs. Trubner & Co. of the dis- 

 patch of the copies of Part III, of Atkinson's Lepidoptera. 



On the recommendation of the Library Committee certain books 

 were ordered to be purchased, and the re-grant of the sum of Us. 1,000 

 for binding the principal periodicals was sanctioned. 



An estimate of Rs. 47 was sanctioned for levelling the ground by 

 the east gate, and for sand plastering and color washing the remain- 

 ing portion of the compound wall in Park Street. 



June 28tli, Ordinary Meeting. 



The Agri-Horticultural Society of Burmah was authorized to sub- 

 scribe to the Society's publications on the usual terms. 



Two copies of Mr. E. Blyth's catalogue of the Mammals and Birds 

 of Burmah were presented to the Library of the Indian Museum. 



A requisition from the Government of India, Home Department, for 

 a report showing the progress made since 1883 in the search for Sanskrit 

 Manuscripts in the Lower Provinces of Bengal was referred to Dr. R. 

 Mitra. 



Dr. D. D. Cunningham was appointed a Member of the Council, and 

 a Trustee of the Indian Museum on behalf of the Asiatic Society in the 

 place of Mr. E. T. Atkinson, who had become a Trustee on behalf of 

 the Museum by virtue of his official position as Accountant General, 

 Bengal. 



Instructions were issued to the Engineer to the Calcutta Corpora- 

 tion to have the necessary alterations carried out to remedy the defect 

 of the carriage way at the entrances of the new gateways in accordance 

 with his recommendation. 



The purchase of certain books for the Library was sanctioned on 

 the recommendation of the Library Committee. 



A suggestion that all papers requiring plates should be published 

 in the Journal in order not to delay the Proceedings was referred to the 

 Secretaries. 



It was announced that Professor Cowell was engaged with Professor 

 Lowe in revising the translation of " MuntaJchab-ut-TawdriJch." 



Rules for the grant of leave &c. to the office establishment were 

 sanctioned. 



July 26th, Ordinary Meeting. 

 Intimation was received from the Secretary of State that Her Majesty 

 the Queen, Empress of India, had been graciously pleased to accept the 

 address presented by the Society on the occasion of Her Majesty's 

 Jubilee. 



