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and a letter from the Hon'ble H. J. Eeynolds was also read expressing his 

 willingness to be nominated one of the Vice-Presidents. 



In accordance with an order passed by the Council the Secretary sub- 

 mitted estimates for printing the Library Catalogue. The matter was 

 referred to a Committee consisting of the officers of the Society, with power 

 to act. 



The Council, after consideration, decided not to adopt suggestions 

 made by Mr. J. Burgess for the joint publication by scholars throughout 

 India of a monthly Oriental Journal. 



It was resolved that Rs. 20 of the Moulvie's and Rs. 20 of the 

 Pandit's pay should be charged to the Oriental Publication Fund from the 

 date of their engagement. 



The Annual Eeport and Accounts, the budget estimate, and the pro- 

 gramme for the Annual Meeting were submitted. The babu employed for 

 indexing the Society's old Records was discharged on the recommendation 

 of the Finance Committee. 



The Treasurer submitted a statement showing the Stock of Publications 

 possessed by the Society and the Oriental Publication Fund. 



'February l^th. Ordinary Meeting. 



With reference to a proposal made by Dr. G. W. Leitner that the 

 Society should write to Government and recommend that he should be 

 granted leave to Europe to elaborate the materials he had collected on the 

 languages and races of the N. W. Frontier, it was resolved that the Society 

 could not take the initiative in such a matter, but that the Council would 

 be prepared to express their opinion on the subject if they should be applied 

 to by Government. 



A suggestion made by Mr. J. Beamesthat the Society should endeavour 

 to obtain copies of some of the Jain MSS., mentioned in Dr. Mitra's 

 " Catalogue of Bikaneer MSS," was approved of ; and the Philological 

 Secretary was empowered to enter into negotiations with Mr. Beames, and 

 was requested to submit a report to the Council when the cost of making 

 the copies was ascertained. 



On the recommendation of Dr. J. Anderson, an exchange of publica- 

 tions with the Anthropological and Ethnological Society of Florence was 

 sanctioned. 



Mr. V. Ball was appointed Natural History Secretary during Mr. 

 Wood-Mason's absence from Calcutta. 



On the recommendation of the Coins Committee, the purchase of 

 some Coins, selected from a lot of 200 found at Nya Doomka, was sanc- 

 tioned. 



The Secretary reported that the Sub- Committee appointed at the last 



