166 Election of Memhers. [Dec, 



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

 ing were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members : 

 W. R. H. Merk, Esq. 

 Walter Lawrence, Esq. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : 



1. Major Trevor Plowden, B. S. C, Simla, proposed by D. Ibbetson, 

 Esq., seconded by J. Wilson, Esq. 



2. Francis H. Harding, Esq., C. S., Tajpore, Darbhanga, proposed by 

 A. Pedler, Esq., seconded by Dr. H. W. M'Cann. 



The following gentleman has intimated his desire to withdraw from 

 the Society : 



Ney Elias, Esq. 



The Council reported that P. C. Wheeler, Esq., C. S., Allahabad, 

 had, after repeated applications, refused to pay his subscription for a 

 period for part of which he had received the publications of the Society, and 

 his name would in consequence be suspended for a month in the Society's 

 rooms as a defaulter. 



The President announced that Dr. J. Scully had kindly consented 

 to act as Natural History Secretary, 



The President announced that the Council recommended certain 

 changes in the Rules as set forth in the following circular which had been 

 forwarded to all resident members, according to Rule 6i A : — 



"In accordance with, the procedure prescribed in the Rules of the Society (64, Q5j 

 78), the Council circulate to the resident Members the following statement of certain 

 proposed changes in the Rules and of the reasons which induce Council to recommend 

 them. 



" The Council propose to insert in Rule 15, after the word ' Rule,' the words 

 ' and to serve on any Committee appointed by Council' : and after the word ' vote,' the 

 words 'except on such Committees': also, in Rule 61, to insert, after the word 

 ' appoint', the words ' Honorary or Associate Members, or', and to omit the comma 

 after the words ' Ordinary Members'. These two Rules as they are at present read as 

 follows : — 



"Rule 15. Honorary and Associate Members shall be entitled to the privileges con- 

 tained in Clauses (a), [d), and (/) of the preceding Rule, save that they shall not be 

 entitled to vote. 

 " EuLE 61. The Council may elect, from among their own body, Committees or Sections 

 for the consideration of special subjects. They also may appoint Ordinary Mem- 

 bers, other than Members of Council, who are competent and well versed in the 

 subjects to be referred to these Committees, to be Members of such Committees. 



