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tion the motion of Captain Lees, and resolved to recommend the disso- 
lution of the Committee of Papers and an alteration in accordance 
therewith to be made in Rule 77—-viz., that im place of the words 
“ sub-committees of finance and papers,” the words “a sub-committee 
of finance” be substituted. 
The proposal being put to the vote by show of hands, it appeared 
that five votes were in favour of the alteration, and four against it. 
The President therefore announced that the votes of non-resident 
members would be taken in accordance with the provisions of Rule 43, 
and that it would then be finally submitted to the Society at the 
ensuing annual general meeting, 
The Council also submitted the following report of the Philological 
Committee for the approval of the Society. 
Philological Committee's Report. 
“ Dr. Kern, of Benares, has offered to edit the Sanskrit astronomi- 
eal work, the Vrihat Sanhita by Varaha Mihira. It will oceupy about 
four fasciculi, The Philological Committee recommend to the Coun- 
cil that it should be accepted, as it will be a valuable continuation 
of the astronomical works already published in the Bibliotheca Indica. 
They hope that Dr. Kern will add an English translation, which will 
greatly increase the value of the work.” 
The vote of the meeting being taken on the report, the recommend- 
ation of the Philoiogical Committee was unanimously adopted. 
The President announced that an aerolite which had lately fallen 
near Dacca had been presented to the Society by the Lieutenant- 
Governor of Bengal; and he proposed that the thanks of the meeting 
‘be voted to his Honor for this valuable donation. The aerolite, he 
added, was now on its way to the museum. 
Communications were received— 
1. From J. H. T. Aitchison, Esq., a paper “ On the Vegetation of 
the Jheium District,’ with lithographed maps and plans to illustrate 
the paper. 
2. Krom the Under-Secretary, Government of India, Public Works 
Department, copy of a ietter from Mr. G. Manners, Officiating Hxecu- 
tive Engineer, Barrackpore Division, containing a list of the principal 
architectural remains near Hooghly. 
3. From Babu Gopinath Sen, abstract of the hourly meteorologi- 
cal observations taken at the Surveyor General’s office in July last. 
