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9. From the Public Museum, Buenos Aires, — Atlas de la Descrip- 

 tion Physique de la Kepublique Argentine. 2nd Section, Mammiferes, 

 Text ; and 2nd Section, Mammiferes, Pt. 1., Die Bartenwale der Ar- 

 gentinischen Kiisten, Plates, by Dr. H. Burmeister. 



10. From the Home Department ; Forest Branch, — A Manual of In- 

 dian Timbers : an account of the Structure, Growth Distribution, and 

 Qualities of Indian Woods, by J. S. Gamble ; (2) Suggestions regarding 

 Forest Administration in the North- Western Provinces and Oudh, by Dr. 

 D. Brandis. 



11. From the North China Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, — Report 

 on the third International Geographical Congress, Venice, September 1881, 

 by Lieut. G. Kreitner. 



12. From H. F. Blanford, Esq., — (1) Habitations Lacustres de la 

 Savoie. Album, by L. Rabut ; (2) Prehistoric Remains of Caithness, with 

 notes on the Human Remains by Thomas H. Huxley, by Samuel Laing ; 

 (3) Aristotle : a Chapter from the History of Science, including analyses 

 of Aristotle's scientific writings, by George Henry Lewes. 



13. From Dr. Winckle, — Verzeichniss von Mlinzen und Denkmiinzen 

 der Erdtheile Australien, Asien, Afrika und verschiedener mohammedanis- 

 cher Dynastien der Jules Fonrobert'schen Sammlung, by Adolph Weyl. 



14. From Sir John Pope Hennessey, — Photograph of a screen painted 

 for Tyko Sama of the first European ship that visited Japan. 



15. From Nawab Siddiq Hasein Khan — 14 Arabic books. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next meet- 

 ing. 



1. H. E. Sir Donald M. Stewart, Bart., G. C. B., G. C. S. I., Com- 

 mander-in-Chief, proposed by H. F. Blanford, Esq., seconded by J. Wood- 

 Mason, Esq. 



2. Kaviraj Shyamaldass, proposed by Pandit Mohunlal Vishnulal 

 Pandia, seconded by Dr. H. W. M'Cann. 



3. H. H. Nawab Alijah Amir-ul-Mulk Syud Mahomed Siddeek Hus- 

 Ban Khan, Bahadur, Consort of H. H. the Begum of Bhopal, proposed by 

 Nawab Abdul Latif Khan, Bahadur, seconded by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. 



4. Maulvi Golam Sarwar, proposed by Maulvi Kabiruddin Ahmad, 

 seconded by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. 



5. James B. Chalmers, Esq., C. E., Bengal Central Railway, proposed 

 by J. Wood-Mason, Esq , seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



The Secretary reported that Dr. G. Bomford and Dr. E. W. Cham- 

 bers bad intimated their desire to withdraw from the Society. 



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