798 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Sept. 



utility to the Society — the distinguished orientalist M. A. CsomaKorosi. He 

 proposed that before taking any of the other applications into consideration, the 

 appointment, with a salary of 100 rupees should be tendered to Mr. Csoma 

 Koro^i. 



Dr. Mill seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously. 



The Secretary brought up the following : 



Report of the Committee of Papers on the proposition of the Statistical Commit- 

 tee, * that they should be empowered to associate as paying members, persons 

 not on the Society's list. 1 



The sole grounds of this proposition, as explained by the president of the 

 Committee, were, to add to the means of the Society for meeting any slight pecu- 

 niary expences in procuring statistical information, copying records, and printing 

 forms and circulars. The ability of the society to answer these calls being now 

 increased, it becomes less necessary to entertain the question of admitting asso- 

 ciate members, upon which the opinions of the Committee are somewhat divided; 

 and indeed the proposition may be regarded as withdrawn by the following 

 reply from the Secretary to the Statistical Committee. Nevertheless we may 

 take this opportunity of recording our opinion that there is no precedent of an 

 association of paying members with a branch of the society deputed to a particular 

 object. The " corresponding members" of the Physical Committee, were merely 

 honorary associates without any voice in their proceedings, or any power over 

 their funds. If there be any compliment in the bestowal of such a title, it may 

 be equally just to confer it upon those gentlemen who may lend their co-opera- 

 tion to the Statistical Committee ; but we think it would be an inconvenient 

 course, and one of questionable regularity to erect a new class of subscribers to 

 an exclusive object of the Society's labours. 



For those who would join the Society in its general views, but whose circum- 

 stances prevent their contributing to the extent of ordinary members, an opening 

 already exists in the grade of " Associate members" established in 1835. 

 For the Committee of Papers, 



James Prinsep, 



29M September, 1837. Secretary. 



The letter referred to in the above was then read : — 

 Sir, 



I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 7th instant. 

 The explanation given by the President of the Statistical Committee at the last 

 meeting of your Society of the irregularity with which the Committee was 

 chargeable renders it, 1 trust, unnecessary to do more now, than to express our 

 regret at the occurrence, and to assure you that nothing can be farther from the 

 intention or wish of the Committee than to disconnect its interests from those 

 of the parent Society, or to seek to form any ' associations' which are not likely 

 to prove mutually advantageous and creditable. 



As regards the provision which the Society contemplates making for the 

 requisite expences of the Committee and its amount, I have to observe that as 

 this must necessarily bear the most intimate relation to the extent of the Com- 

 mittee's success, it is not for us to specify particularly the degree of assistance, 

 which we may think ourselves justified in claiming from the Society: the sum 

 sought of Government in aid of our labour was 300 rupees per mensem. What- 

 ever limits however the Society may be pleased to assign, the Committee will be 

 careful not to exceed. 



In the distribution of the funds to be placed at the Committee's disposal it is 

 not our intention to entertain any fixed establishment, but to assist individuals 

 engaged in Statistical researches by the occasional services of clerks, and to pay 

 for other works done by contract under the supervision of individual members 

 of the Committee. The accounts will of course be submitted for approval in the 

 visual form. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 Calcutta, \ D. Stewart, M. D. 



28th Sept. 1837. J Secretary to the Statistical Committee. 



With regard to the application for funds, it was proposed by the Secre- 

 tary, and seconded by Mr. Cracroft, and Resolved, that five hundred 

 rupees be placed at the disposal of the Statistical Committee. 



