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It was ordered to sell Government Securities to pay off the bill for 

 Rs. 166 for making a new reverse die and hardening, &c., the obverse 

 die for the Barclay Memorial Medal. 



The Superintendent, Baptist Mission Press, was informed in reply 

 to a letter on the subject of rates for printing the Society's publications, 

 that on further consideration, the Council was willing to accept the 

 original terms, viz., Rs. 3-8 a page for Journal and Proceedings and 

 annas 8 extra a page for articles of exceptional difficulty. 



In reply to a letter from Lieutenani; Eldrid Pottinger, asking if the 

 Society was willing to reconsider the question of making a grant 

 towards re-embursing him for part of the " out of pocket " expenses 

 which he would incur in his journey of exploration to the sources of 

 the Irrawaddy, in the event of his journey being successful, he was 

 informed that the Council in the event of his journey being successful, 

 were prepared to re-consider the question of a grant towards re- 

 embursing parts of his "out of pocket" expenses, and would also be 

 glad to be furnished on his return with any original information he may 

 iaave gained of Ethnological or other Scientific interest. 



On the recommendation of the Library Committee, long lists of 

 books were purchased from Messrs. Thacker, Spink and Co., Col. J. 

 Waterhouse, Messrs. Cambrey and Co., and Messrs. Bannerjee and Co., 

 for the Society's Library. 



The Secretary, Buddhist Text Society was informed, in reply to a 

 letter on the subject of the affiliation of the Buddhist Text Society 

 with the Asiatic Society of Bengal, that the Council could not see its 

 way to agree to the proposed affiliation. 



Messrs. Meugens, King and Simson were asked to audit the 

 accounts for 1896. 



Pandit Harimohun Vidyabhusana, the Pandit of the Society, was 

 granted further leave of one year from May 1897. 



The Sub-Committee for the Total Eclipse of the sun of January, 

 1898, submitted proceedings of two meetings, one on the 20th April, 

 1896, and another on the 31st March, 1897. At the first meeting the 

 following were the Proceedings : — 



I. Read a letter from General J. F. Tennant to Col. Waterhouse, 

 and a note by Babu Pratapa Candra Ghosa, 



Order, 



(a) A large map should be made showing in detail the path of 

 the moon's shadow during the Total Eclipse of the Sun, January 21st, 

 22nd, 1898. 



(h) A list should be made of the most accessible stations situated 

 on the path of the shadow. 



