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VIII. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



Wednesday, 12th December, 1832. 



The Honorable Sir Edward Ryan, President, in the Chair. 



Read the Proceedings of the last Meeting. 



The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Calcutta, Colonel Thomas C. 

 Watson, and Charles Ray Martin, Esq. proposed at the last Meeting, bal- 

 loted for, and unanimously elected. 



A letter was read, addressed by Babu Ramkomal Sen, to the Committee 

 of Papers, stating the circumstances of his connection with the Society since 

 the year 1803-4; he then acted as Registrar and Accountant under Dr. 

 Gilchrist, Mr. Home, Drs. Hunter and Leyden, on a salary of 30 rupees: in 

 1820, this was increased by Lord Hastings, then President, to 50 rupees, and 

 the duties of Collector were added, with an allowance of 20 Rupees for 

 establishment. In 1829, the Babu was elected a Member, but continued his 

 services as before, giving the emoluments to his son. Seeing the present state 

 of the Society's funds, and the necessity of retrenchment in its expences, he 

 now begged to relinquish his salary, and proposed a new scale of establish- 

 ment, with a reduced total from Rs. 222 to Rs. 150 a month, making a saving 

 of 72 Rupees. 



Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee, that the thanks of 

 the Society be presented to Babu Ramkomal Sen, for his long and valuable 

 services, and his disinterested offer of continuing their gratuitous performance, 

 and that in testimony of its satisfaction, he be elected Native Secretary to 

 the Asiatic Society. 



Resolved, that Babu Ramkomal Sen be authorised to retain such establish- 

 ment as is necessary for the collection of the subscriptions, in communication 

 with the General Secretary. 



The Secretary reported the completion of the 17th volume of the Asiatic 

 Researches, and that application had been made to Government for freight 

 for 100 copies for Europe. 



Museum. 



Ornaments worn by Ooriah women. Presented by Babu Ramkomal Sen, 

 with a note. 



Library. 



The following Books were presented by Mr. H. H. Wilson ; 



Assemani Catalogo de Codici ivlanoscritti Naniana, 1 vol. 



Belt's Historia Antipodum, 1 vol. 



Biot's Traits de Physique Experimental et Mathematique, 4 vols, in 2. 



Georgii Agricolse de Re Metallica, 1 vol. 



Histoire General des Voyages, 25 vols. 



Ficart's Ceremonies and Religious Customs, 6 vols. 



Vaillant's Numismata Imperatorum, 1 vol. 



Vocabulario de la Linga Tagala, 1 vol. 



lnscriptiones Antiquoe a Comite Carolo Vidua, 1 vol. 



Stewart's Principles of Money, 1 vol. 



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