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that when the Instruments, are ready for use, any member of the Society 

 willing to take observations, shall be welcome to the St. Xavier's Observa- 

 tory. 



The Secretary said — that it was proposed that the results of Father 

 Lafont's daily observations should be published, by means of photozinco- 

 graphy, in the Society's Journal or Proceedings in a style similar to those pub- 

 lished by the Italian Spectroscopic Society of which specimens were on the 

 table, and would add greatly to the interest and value of the Journal. 



The President reported that Dr. T. R. Lewis has agreed to take up the 

 duties of General Secretary during the temporary absence of Captain J. 

 Waterhouse, with the Eclipse Expedition. 



The Secretary announced that information had been received that the Geo- 

 graphical Congress of Paris has been postponed to 1st August next. 



The Secretary reported that the Council have recommended the following 

 gentlemen to serve on the several Committees during the current year, 



Finance, 



Babu EajendralAla Mitra. 

 L. Schwendler Esq, 

 Dr. S. B. Partridge. 

 J. Geoghegan, Esq. 

 Col. H. Hyde, P. E. 

 Dr. T. Oldham. 



Library. 



The Honorable J. B. Phear. 

 Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 

 ■ Col. H. Hyde, P. E. 

 G. Nevill, Esq. 

 A. Pedler, Esq. 

 Dr. Mahendralal Sircar. 

 L. Schwendler, Esq. 

 J. Geoghegan, Esq. 

 "W. S. Atkinson, Esq. 

 Dr. S. B. Partridge. 

 C. H. Tavvney, Esq. 

 Whitely Stokes, Esq. 

 G. W. Barclay, Esq. 

 W. G. Willson, Esq. 

 Dr. D. D. Cunningham. 

 W. S. Brough, Esq. 

 Dr. W. Waagen. 



