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Major C. L. Showers; Dr. H. Cleghorn; Capt. D. MacDonald ; 
How’ble R. S. Ellis, c. s., c. B.; C. Robertson, Hsq., c. 8.; John 
Stephenson, Hsq., B. a., and Dr. G. Gordon, c. B. 
The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary members 
at the next meeting :— 
Lieut. H. R. Thuillier, Royal Engineers, first assistant G. T. 
Survey, proposed by the President and seconded by Lieut.-Col. 
Gastrell. 
H. D. Robertson, Esq., c. s., Saharunpore, proposed by Mr. Grote 
and seconded by Mr. Atkiuson. 
P. W. Wall, Hsq., c. E., F. G.8., proposed by Mr. Schiller and 
seconded by Mr. H. FI. Blanford. 
W. H. Stevens, Esq., proposed by Lieut.-Col. Gastrell and seconded 
by Mr. Leonard. 
Dr. J. Tyler, proposed by Dr. Fayrer and seconded by Mr. 
Atkinson. 
Hon’ble EH. P. Levinge, proposed by Mr. Grote and seconded by 
the President. 
W. Edgar, Esq. B. ©. 8., proposed by Mr. Blanford and seconded 
by the President. 
The Secretary announced that the Catalogue of Mammalia was 
now ready for issue, price Rs. 2. 
Communications were received— 
1. From the Secretary to the Government of India, Public Works 
Department, forwarding a memorandum by Major General Cunning- 
ham containing proposals for carrying on excavations at certain 
localities examined by him during the last year, and informing the 
Society that His Excellency the Governor-General in Council had 
authorized the Governments of Bengal and the North-Western Pro- 
vinees to carry these proposals into effect. 
Mr. Bayley read extracts from Major General Cunningham’s © 
memorandum, and made some remarks on the subject of his proposals. 
2. From Babu Gopinath Sein, an abstract of the result of the 
hourly meteorological observations taken at the Surveyor General’s 
office, in January last. 
Dr. Anderson read extracts from a paper by Dr. Stewart on the 
Peshawar valley, having special reference to its flora. 
Mr, Oldham moved that the paper be referred to the Committee 
