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203 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary members 

 at the nest meeting. 



Tbe Eight Hon'ble J. Wilson, proposed by the President, and 

 seconded by Sir Bar tie Frere. 



B. Temple, Esq., B. C. S., proposed by the President, and seconded 

 by Col. Strachey. 



Charles Hobhouse, Esq., B. C. S., proposed by the President, and 

 seconded by Dr. Kay. 



Dr. H. Halleur, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Presidency Col- 

 lege, proposed by Major H. L. Thuillier, seconded by Mr. Atkinson. 



Captain Stanton, Bengal Engineers, proposed by Col. Baird Smith, 

 seconded by Mr. Atkinson. 



Captain Adrian D. Vanrenen, late 71st B. N. I., Revenue Surveyor, 

 Jhansie, proposed by Major Thuillier, seconded by Major Sherwill. 



Babu Jogindra Narain Boy, proposed by Babu Rajendralall Mittra 

 seconded by the President. 



Communications were received — 



1. From R. B. Chapman, Esq., Under-Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of India, a copy of a letter from the Superintendent of Port 

 Blair, reporting particulars of friendly interviews held with the 

 aborigines of the Andaman Islands. 



2. From Babu Radhanath Sikdar, an abstract of the Meteorological 

 Observations taken at the Surveyor General's Office, in October last. 



The Secretary submitted the following statement, shewing the 

 amount of the Society's Income derivable from the payments of 

 members for the last 5 years. 





No. of 



Amount of 



Amount of en- 



Total In- 





Members. 



subns. at 

 Rs. 64. 



trance fees 

 at Rs. 32. 



come. 



Jan. 1, 1856, . . 



128 



8192 



416 



8608 



Do. 1857, .. 



131 



8384 



608 



8992 



Do. 1858, .. 



116 



7424 



192 



7616 



Do. 1859, .. 



96 



6144 



64 



6208 



