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The Secretary submitted a list of members from who^m considerable 

 arrears were due in the Society's books and stated reasons for his opinion 

 that in the majority of cases these members could not justly be required to 

 pay the amounts against their names. The Secretary received instructions 

 as to the course to be adopted in each case. 



The Secretary reported that it had been found advisable to postpone 

 the Conversazione to the 6th of March. 



SO^^ March. Ordinary Meeting, 



The publications of the Bibliotheca Indica series were ordered to be 

 distributed to 30 native Chiefs and States, selected by Dr. Hoernle and Dr. 

 Mitra in accordance with the order passed at the last meeting. 



A letter was read from Major H. G. Raverty stating that the prepara- 

 tion of the index for his translation of the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri would cost in 

 England £50. The Philological Secretary was requested to ascertain at 

 what cost the index could be prepared in this country. 



Read the minutes of the Library and Physical Science Committees on 

 a proposal of Col. J. F. Tennant's that works on Physical subjects be no 

 longer purchased for the Library. The Council were of opinion that it 

 would be undesirable to lay down any general rule, except that the pur- 

 chase of costly books available elsewhere should be as much as possible 

 avoided. 



At the suggestion of Mr. H. B. Medlicott, it was agreed to recom- 

 mend the Society to subscribe Rs. 50 to the fund being raised for a memo- 

 rial to Mr. L. Schwendler at the Zoological Gardens. 



^Ith April. Ordinary Meeting^ 



A letter was read from Professor H. Helmholtz thanking the Society 

 for having elected him an Honorary Member. 



A letter was read from Mr. F. A. de RoepstorfE presenting his collec- 

 tion of Andamanese Butterflies to the Society, and it was ordered that the 

 thanks of the Society be conveyed to him. 



It was resolved, on tho recommendation of the Natural History and 

 Philological Secretaries respectively, that Mr. F. A. de Roepstorff and Mr. 

 Herbert Giles should be proposed for election as Associate Members. 



The President, Sir A. Eden, having left India, the Hon'ble H. J, 

 Reynolds was elected President, Mr. H. F. Blanford, Vice-President and 

 Mr, A. W. Croft, Member of Council, subject to the confirmation of next 

 Ordinary General Meeting* 



The Philological Secretary reported that Babu Mohendralala Sen had 

 offered to prepare the index for Major Raverty's translation of the Tabaqat- 

 i-Nasiri for Rs. 150. It was resolved that Major Raverty should be com- 

 municated with on the subject. 



