56 Ordinary Montldy Meeting. [Feb. 



Colonel Thuilller said, he thought the meeting would agree with him in 

 saying that tlieir worthy President was entitled to their best thanks for the 

 interesting address he had just delivered, and also to the thanks of the 

 Society at large for his care and attention to the various duties of his office 

 during the past year. He had no doubt, the same regard for the interests 

 of the Society, would be continued during the current year under Col. Hyde's 

 presidency. The thanks of the Society w^ere equally due to the several 

 Secretaries and Office-Bearers for their unremitting attention to their duties. 



Messrs. F. W. Peterson and A. Pedler were elected to audit the ac- 

 counts for 1873. 



The Meeting was then resolved into an ordinary Monthly General 

 Meeting. 



Col. Hyde, E.. E., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were announced — 



1. From the Eoyal Herbarium at Lej^den, a copy of " Hlustrations de 

 la Flore de 1' Archipel Indien." Livr. 1-3. By F. A. W. Miquel. 



A copy of "Musee Botanique de Leide" Livr. 1-3. By W. F. E. 

 Suringar. 



2. From the Author, a copy of a work entitled " Microscopic examina- 

 tions of Air." By D. D. Cunningham, Esq. M. B. 



3. From the Author, a copy of work entitled " Bhagavat-Gita and the 

 Bible." By Prananatha Pandit, B. A. 



4. From the Superintendent, Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, 

 Dehra Dun, two copies of " General Eeport on the operations of the Great 

 Trigonometrical Survey of India during the year 1872-73." 



5. From the Author, a copy of " Observations of the Filtration of the 

 Hughli water for the Calcutta Water-supply." By D. Waldie, F. C. S. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting, was balloted for and elected an Ordinary Member. 



Dr. C. J. Jackson. 



Mr, Jules Schaumburg proposed at the last meeting by the Council, 

 was balloted for and elected an Associate Member of the Society. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting — 



A. C. Lyall, Esq. C. S., proposed by Col. H. L. ThuiUier, C. S. I, 

 seconded by A. O. Hume, Esq., C. B. 



A. Crombie Esq., M. D., Medical College Hospital, proposed by Dr. 

 S. B. Partridge, seconded by Capt. Waterhouse. ^ 



