34 Annual Report. [Feb., 



On Babu P. N. Bose's resignation of the Natural History Secretary- 

 ship, a vote of thanks was passed to him for his services, and Mr. L. de 

 Niceville was elected member of Council and officiating Natural History 

 Secretary till the return of Mr. Wood- Mason, subject to confirmation by 

 the Society. 



It was resolved that all arrangements for the speedy printing of the 

 Library Catalogue should be left in Mr. H. B. Medlicott's hands, with 

 full powers. 



Messrs. Mackintosh, Burn and Co.'s estimates for repairing the ex- 

 terior of the Society's Rooms and the outhouses were accepted on the 

 condition that the repairs should be completed by the end of November. 



November 29th. Ordinary Meeting. 



The future distribution of the " Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts" 

 was ordered to be carried out in accordance with a revised list received 

 from the Home Department, through the Government of Bengal. 



The Secretary reported that in reply to a letter received from Mr. 

 R. R. Bayne he had informed him that the Society had no copyright 

 and that therefore there could be no objection to his reprinting his paper 

 on the Black Hole. 



Mr. H. B. Medlicott reported that he had transferred the printing of 

 the Library Catalogue to the City Press, who had agreed to carry on the 

 work at the rate of Rs. 2-8 a page, exclusive of binding, for 750 copies. 

 This arrangement was sanctioned. 



On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, a pension of Rs. 4 

 per month was awarded to Ananta Dass, a bearer who had served the 

 Society for 45 years. 



It was resolved that the Special Centenary meeting, for the presenta- 

 tion of the Centenary Review and the election of six Centenary Honorary 

 Members, should be followed by a dinner to be held in the Society's 

 Meeting Room and that the arrangements should be entrusted to the 

 Centenary Committee. 



The monthly general meeting of the Society was postponed to Wed- 

 nesday the 12th December, as tho Governor- General's levee would take 

 place on the evening of the usual day of meeting. 



December 28th. Ordinary Meeting. 



A letter received from Mr. W. A. Holwell, thanking the Society for 

 the Nos. of the Journal and Proceedings which had been sent to him 

 and giving information regarding old family portraits &c, in his posses- 

 sion, was ordered to be read to the Society at its next meeting. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, the Proceed- 

 ings and Part II of the Journal were ordered to be sent in exchange for 



