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3. From Babu Rungolal Banerjea, through Babu Rajendralal 

 Mitra, a copy of a poetical work entitled Karma Devi. 



4. From Mr. D. H. Macfarlane, a silver coin of Shere Shah found 

 near a temple in the Tirhoot district. The inscription is in Arabic 

 and Devanagari letters, dated A. H. 951. 



The President exhibited two silver coins found in lot 211 belong- 

 ing to Babu Siva Chandra Mullick in the Sunderbuns, forwarded for 

 that purpose by the Commissioner, Sunderbuns, who writes, " I visit- 

 ed the lot in February last, and was agreeably surprised to observe 

 several extensive tanks and heaps of bricks and mounds of earth, also 

 the remains of a road, thereby clearly indicating that the place was 

 once inhabited by men in opulent circumstances." 



The coins were those of Grhyasoodeen Bulbun, dated 673 A. H. 

 apparently struck in Bengal, and of Nasiroodeen Mahamood. The 

 President expressed a hope that he would be able to exhibit the whole 

 trove consisting of 38 coins. 



A circular vessel said to be of Jade enclosing a crystal duck and 

 gold leaf inscription, received from Mr. C. Westropp, of Rawal Pindee, 

 was also exhibited (vide supra, p. 167). 



The nomination of Babu Rama Nauth Tagore to be a member of 

 the Council, vice late Babu Ramapersaud Roy was confirmed. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed at the last meeting were 

 balloted for and elected ordinary members. 



F. R. Mallet, Esq. 



R. L. Martin, Esq. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meeting : 



Raja Apurva Krishna, proposed by the President, seconded by 

 Babu Rajendralal Mitra. 



Babu Pulin Behary Sen, proposed by Babu Gourdoss Bysack, 

 seconded by Babu Rajendralal Mitra. 



The Hon'ble H. B. Harington, proposed by Capt. W. N. Lees, 

 seconded by the President. 



J. T. Wheeler, Esq., proposed by Mr. E. C. Bayley, seconded by 

 the President. 



C. C. Stevens, Esq., C. S., R. H. Wilson, Esq., C. S., and Valentine 

 Irwin, Esq., C. S., were proposed by Capt. W. N. Lees, and seconded 

 by Mr. Cowell. 



C. S. Hogg, Esq., proposed by Colonel Thuillier, seconded by Mr. 

 Wyllie. 



