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such a flourishing condition, and that the arrangements with the Govern-, 

 ment in regard to the Imperial Museum had been brought to the conclusion 

 represented, by which the Society now enjoyed the comfort and advantage 

 of the greatly improved and renovated building they were at present occupy- 

 ing with a certain fixed income accruing from the funded property. 



For this state of things the Society was doubtless indebted to the care- 

 ful and watchful management of the Council and its ofiice-bearers, which 

 had been very conspicuous during the year under review. 



To the Joint Secretaries, he considered ^,they were specially indebted 

 for the able and indefatigable manner in which the business of the Society 

 had been carried out, as well as for the regularity of the appearance of the 

 Journal and Proceedings. In the Philological Department, the report just 

 read spoke volumes of the valuable labours of Mr. Blochmann. The Natural 

 History section had been well cared for by Mr. Wood- Mason, whilst in the 

 general department the energy and good management of Captain Water- 

 house, especially in all the arrangements connected with the repairs and 

 alterations of the premises entitled him to their special thanks. The good 

 services of Captain Waterhouse to the Society were very marked. He 

 therefore proposed that the cordial thanks of the Meeting be passed to the 

 Secretaries and Treasurer for their continued useful and valuable services to 

 the Society, which he had great satisfaction in bringing to their notice. 



The motion was carried unanimously. 



The Scrutineers reported the election of Ofiicers and Members of Coun- 

 cil for 1877 as follows : 



The Hon. Sir E. C. Bayley, K. C. S. I. 



Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, E-ai Bahadur. 



Col. H. L. ThuiUier, E. A., C. S. I. 



W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



Capt. J. Waterhouse. 



H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A. 



J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 



H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



The Hon. Sir E. C. Bayley, K. C. S. I. 



Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, Rai Bahadur. 



Col. H. L. ThuiUier, E. A., C. S. I. 



W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



President. 



Vice-Presidents. 





Secretaries and Trea- 

 r surer. 



H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A. 

 Capt. J. Waterhouse. 

 J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 

 Dr. T. E. Lewis. 

 J. O'Kinealy, Esq., C. S. 



> Members of Council. 



