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informed that the volumed offered in exchange were already in the 

 library, but that Volumes I and II were wanting. It was, therefore, 

 ordered that Volumes LVI to LX of the Journal, Part II, should be 

 sent. 



A letter from the Secretary, Royal Society of London, on the feasibi- 

 lity of compiling a catalogue of scientific papers through International 

 co-operations, was ordered to be circulated, with the President's remarks, 

 to Council and to the Natural Science Committee. 



With reference to an application from the Honorary Secretary 

 and Treasurer, Madras Sanskrit and Vernacular Text Society, soliciting 

 pecuniary aid, it was ordered that one copy each of the Vaijayanti of 

 Yadavapraka^a (with Sanskrit-English Vocabulary) and pakattyana's 

 Grrammar (Sanskrit), with Prakriasaggraha Commentary, should be 

 purchased. 



A letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 coYering copy of a letter from the Government of India, Home 

 Department, conveying sanction to the continuance, up to the end of 

 the financial year 1894-95, of the present arrangement under which 

 search is being carried on for Sanskrit Manuscripts by the Asiatic 

 Society, was recorded. 



Permission was granted to Dr. George Watt to copy some of the 

 drawings of the late Dr. A. Barclay's from the Society's Journal. 



Several books were ordered to be purchased for the Society's 

 library. 



The proposal that Dr. Alcock and Dr. Walsh should exchange 

 Secretaryships was agreed to, and the new arrangement was ordered 

 to be reported to the General Meeting. 



At the suggestion of Dr. Alcock, Journal, Part III, was ordered 

 to be supplied, in addition to Journal, Part II, already sanctioned, in 

 exchange for the " Sitzungs-berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender 

 Freunde zu Berlin," and an offer was made to exchange back volumes 

 to complete the Society's set. 



Read the minutes of the Council on a letter from the Superintend- 

 ent, Baptist Mission Press, soliciting permission to be allowed to order 

 the next batch of paper for the Journal from the Bally Paper Mills. 

 It was resolved that in the printing of the Society's publications. Bally 

 paper, extra quality, might be used at a reduced charge of three annas a 

 page ; but that the volumes of the Society's publications at present 

 begun, must be completed with the same sort of paper. 



Council resolved that Dr. Hoernle should act for Mr. Grierson as 

 Philological Secretary, and that the appointment should be reported 

 at the General Meeting. 



