52 Anmml Beport. [Feb. 



It was ordered that the Officiating Post Master General of Bengal 

 should be informed that the Council consider it undesirable to erect any- 

 such building in the Society's compound. 



Dr. D. B. Smith, having resigned his seat in the Council, it was order- 

 ed that Mr. C. H. Tawney be asked to rejoin the Council. 



A letter was read from the Secretary to the Government of the 

 N. W. Provinces, stating that the N. W. Provinces Government was unable 

 to undertake the publication of Beal's Oriental Biographical Dictionary, but 

 was willing to make over the copyright to the Society or any other pub- 

 lisher, and assist pecuniarily as far as possible. 



It was ordered that the N. W. Provinces Government be asked to 

 send down the MS. in order to ascertain the cost of publication. 



An exchange of publications with the " Zeitschrift der Oster- 

 reichischen Gesellschaft fiir Meteorologie," and the " Jahrbuch" of 

 the same Society was declined, but these publications were ordered to be 

 subscribed for. 



The Secretary reported that the Finance Committee recommend the 

 selling of Es. 1,000 of Government Securities, to meet current expenses, 

 which was sanctioned. 



The Secretary suggested that if a strip of ground along the I?ark 

 Street side of the Society's compound were offered to the Municipality for 

 the purpose of widening the street, the Municipality might perhaps help 

 the Society to put up the railing and bear part of the cost. 



This question was deferred till the next Meeting. 



April 2Gth. Ordinary Meeting. 



An exchange of publications was sanctioned with the " Indian Mirror" 

 Newspaper. 



The question of giving the Municipality a piece of ground along Park 

 Street, in return for their paying the whole or part of the expense for erecting 

 the railing along Park Street, was again brought up, and deferred, pending 

 a survey by the Municipality of the ground in question. 



A recommendation by the Finance Committee that a further probation 

 of 6 months be allowed to Babu Kedarnath Bysack the Cashier, was 

 approved. 



The selling out of Government Securities for Rs. 8,000 to meet expen- 

 ses of repairs, recommended by the Finance Committee, was sanctioned. 



The minutes of the Council on a memorandum from the Secretary re- 

 garding the building of a Post-Office, were read, and the former decision of 

 the Council ordered to be confirmed. 



Colonel J. F. Tennant, R. E., was elected a member of the Council, 

 in place of Dr. D. B. Smith. 



