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and that the General Secretary should ascertain if the Buddhist 

 Text Society was willing to sink its identity in the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal. 



On an application from the Baptist Mission Press, asking for a 

 revision of the rates charged by them for the Society's publications, 

 they were offered Rs. 3 a page for the Journal and Proceedings with 

 aimas 8 extra for articles of exceptional difficulty. 



The appointment of Dr. Bloch as a member of Council and Editor 

 of the Society's Journal, Part I, was recorded and ordered to be reported 

 to the next General Meeting. 



The names of the various Committees for the ensuing year 'were 

 ordered to be read at the General Meeting. 



On the recommendation of Dr. Hoernle, the purchase of several 

 books for the Society's Library was approved. 



The purchase of several books for the Society's Library was 

 approved. 



On the recommendation of the Secretary, several books were 

 ordered to be purchased for the Society's Library. 



April \st, Ordinary Meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, certain 

 manuscripts were ordered to be purchased from Mirza Mahomed Shirazi 

 of Bombay for the Society's Library. 



A letter from the President, Boyal Society, London, stating that 

 at a representative meeting of the Presidents of Scientific Societies in 

 London, it was unanimously resolved to form a Fund to be called the 

 Victoria Research Fund and to be administered by representatives of 

 the various Scientific Societies for the encouragement of research in 

 all Branches of Sciences, and asking whether the proposal met with 

 the acceptance of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, was ordered to be read 

 at the General Meeting with a recommendation that the proposal be 

 accepted. 



At the suggestion of Dr. Hoernle, it was agreed to subscribe for 

 a copy of the Asiatic Quarterly Review from 1897. The back numbers 

 were also ordered to be purchased for the Society's Library. 



On the recommendation of Dr. Hoernle, the purchase of a copy of 

 Poul ton's Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection, for the 

 Society's Library was approved. 



On the resignation of Dr. D. D. Cunningham as a Member of 



Council and of the Trusteeship of the Indian Museum on behalf of the 



Society, Dr. D. Prain was asked to serve as a Member of Council, and 



Mr. R. D. Oldham was appointed to the vacant Trusteeship in the 



Indian Museum, 



