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A letter from Babu Nundo Lai Bose ; intimating his desire to with- 

 draw from the Society was recorded. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 

 balloted for, and elected ordinary members, 



Babu. Dhunpati Singh Dooghur. 



S. B. Partridge, Esq., M. D. 



The following gentleman was named for ballot at the nest meeting. 



Dr. Bhau Daji, Bombay, — proposed by Dr. F. E. Hall, seconded 

 by Mr. Cowell. 



The President proposed on the part of the Council that the Right 

 Hon'ble the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine should be requested to 

 become the patron of the Society. 



Resolved that a deputation consisting of the President, Vice-Pre- 

 sident, and Secretaries, be appointed to wait on His Excellency and 

 prefer this request on the part of the Society. 



The nomination of Col. R. Strachey to be a member of the Coun- 

 cil vice Col. Yule, as reported at the last meeting, was confirmed. 



The Council reported that they had appointed the Hon'ble C. J. 

 Erskine a member of their body, vice Sir Bartle Frere, and that 

 Col. Strachey had been added to the Natural History and Meteorolo- 

 gical Committees. 



They also reported that they had appointed a Committee of Pa- 

 pers as provided by Rule 77, to consist of the following members: — 



E. C. Bayley, Esq., and Col. R. Strachey. 



With reference to the proposed amendment in the rules notified by 

 the Council at the last meeting, and referred back to them for report 

 under the provisions of rule 43 ; the following report was submitted. 



REPORT. 



The Council beg to explain as follows their reasons for proposing 

 the adoption of the amendments in the code of Bye-Laws of which 

 notice was given at the last meeting, 



1st Proposal. 



To amend rule 43, by the insertion of the words " unless origin- 

 ated by the Council" after the word " then" in line 5. 



By this amendment it is intended to obviate what appears to be 

 a needless delay in re-submitting to the Council propositions which 

 have emanated from them, and on which they can conveniently re- 

 port at the time of notifying them at a General Meeting. 



