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warded to the Society by the Commissioner of the Orissa Division, it 

 was ordered that as the MSS. themselves were not for sale, the Catalogue 

 be returned to the Commissioner. 



In reply to a letter from Mr. M. D. Karan, Government Pleader, 

 Monghyr, forwarding a facsimile copy of an inscription found on a small 

 rock at the Kashtarun ghat, which he thought if deciphered would 

 throw some light on the history of Monghyr, it was ordered that a 

 facsimile impression be asked for. 



On the recommendation of the Philological Committee, Pandit 

 Vaman Sastri Islampurkar of Odeypore, was appointed to edit the 

 Advaita Brahma Siddhi by Sadanand Yati of Kashmir. 



An offer from Pandit Harinath Dvivedi to edit either the Vedanta 

 Kalpataru (with a Commentary, the Vedanta Kalpataru Parimala) or 

 the Sanskhepa Shariraka, was declined. 



An estimate of Rs. 461-8-0 by Messrs. Mackintosh, Burn and Co. 

 for putting new beams over the staircase, was referred to Mr. Medlicott. 



October 28tk, Ordinary Meeting. 



With reference to a letter from the Government of Bombay apply- 

 ing for the loan of twelve specified Sanskrit MSS. on behalf of Lt.-Col. 

 G. A. Jacob, who was engaged in preparing a concordance to the Upani- 

 shads, it was ordered that the MSS. be sent on loan to be renewed after 

 twelve months. 



An exchange of publications with the Anthropological Society of 

 Bombay was sanctioned. 



Mr. Medlicott, with reference to Messrs. Mackintosh, Burn &. Co.'s 

 estimate, reported that he had arranged through Mr. W. Girling, for 

 the execution of the repairs at a cost of Rs. 360. 



A further examination of the roof of the building was ordered. 



November 25th, Ordinary Meeting. 



An application from the Kambuliatola Boy's Reading Club to be 

 presented with the Society's Publications, was declined. 



The Government, North West Provinces and Oudh, was informed 

 that, according to an estimate furnished from the Surveyor General's 

 office, the total cost of printing the Photographs, Maps and Plans of Mr. 

 Hoey's report at that office would be Rs. 3,264, for 650 copies. 



A paper by Pandit M. V. Pandia, Meywar, containing a critical 

 examination of the views of Kaviraj Shyamal Das on the antiquity, 

 authenticity and genuineness of the epic Prithiraj Rasau commonly 

 ascribed to Chand Bardai, which had been referred to the Philological 

 Committee, was returned to the author. 



