96 Exliilition of Coins of tJie Durrani Dynasty, Sfe. [Mat, 



The Philological Secretary drew the attention of the members present 

 to the copy of Mr. Growse's Mathurdy a District Memoir, the presentation 

 of which had been announced that evening. He remarked that it was by 

 far the most valuable of all the District Memoirs which had hitherto been 

 published at the instance of the Government of the North- West Pro- 

 vinces. It fully deserved the appreciation with which it had been received 

 by the public, and which was testified by the fact of its already being issued 

 in a third edition. It was replete with accurate information on every point 

 of interest relating to the District of Mathura, its inhabitants and princi- 

 pal families, its history, antiquities, religious and social customs, etc. Al- 

 together it deserved attention as a model of what of a District Memoir 

 might be made ; and it was to be wished that every Indian District might 

 be provided with a Memoir equally full and trustworthy. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members : 

 S. A. Hill, Esq., 



Babu Kaj Krishna Mukarji, M. A., B. L. 

 The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next meeting: — 

 Sirdar Gurdial Singh, C. S., Hushyarpur, Panjab, proposed by D. 

 Ibbetson, Esq., C. S., seconded by J. Wilson, Esq., C. S. 



Col. A. C. Toker, Officiating Secretary, Board of Examiners, proposed 

 by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, seconded by Col. W. F. Prideaux. 



The Secretary reported that the following gentlemen had intimated 

 their desire to withdraw from the Society : 

 W. MacGregor, Esq. 

 J. G. W. Sykes, Esq. 

 Dr. Hoernle exhibited a collection of gold and silver coins, mostly of 

 the Durrani Dynasty, sent by Mr. M. L. Dames, C. S., of Dera Ismail 

 Khan, with the following letter : — 



" I have the pleasure to despatch to you the coins about which I wrote, 

 of which I enclose a list. Of the Durrani series there are 3 gold and 23 

 silver coins. Besides these, I have sent 3 gold, 8 silver coins and 1 copper 

 coin, which I think are interesting, and should be glad to have any of them, 

 which you consider sufficiently important, described. 



" I leave it entirely to you to arrange for the description of these coins, 

 as I cannot make a complete description of them myself. I have noted on 

 the list what I know about them ; and I believe I have ascribed them cor- 

 rectly in most cases. 



" The Dera or Derajat mint was situated, I believe, here at Dera Ismail 

 Khan. The coins of this mint now sent nearly all belong to a find (a matka 

 full of coins) at the village of Diwala close to Dera Ismail Khan, made about 



