Sept. 1846.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. lxix 



T. Caurley, F. G. S., Letter Press, part I. 3 Nos. and Illustrations, part I. 9 Nos. 



The Birds of Australia, by J Gould, F. R. S. part XXII. 



Exchanged. 



Journal Asiatique, quatrieme serie, Tome VII. Nos. 32 and 33, March and April, 

 1846. — 2 copies. 



Calcutta Journal of Natural History, No. 21, April, 1845, and No. 26, April, 

 1846. 



The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of 

 Science, third Series, Nos. 188 and 189, May and June, and No. 190, Supplement 

 vol. XXVIII. 



The Athenaeum, Nos. 967 and 968, May 9th and 16th. 



The Second Report of the Sub-Committee of Finance, being pre- 

 sented to the chairman, was then read. 



Second Report of the Sab -Committee of Finance of the Asiatic Society 

 of Bengal, 3d July, 1846. 

 The Finance Sub-Committee appointed at the Meeting of March 4th, 

 and June 3d, have now the honor to report as follows : — 



1. The Sub-Committee find, that some members of the Society have 

 failed for longer or shorter periods to pay their subscriptions, they 

 therefore recommend that these members be reminded of their obli- 

 gations. 



2. The Sub-Committee called upon the Heads of Departments, accord- 

 ing to a Resolution of the last meeting of the Society, to state in detail 

 the manner in which they proposed to arrange their establishments with 

 reference to the limited expenditure fixed by the meeting, at the sugges- 

 tion of the Sub-Committee. The Secretary of the Society (Mr. H. 

 Torrens) stated, that his successor must arrange the establishment of the 

 Library and the Secretary's Office, as he (Mr. Torrens) had resigned. 

 The Curator of the Museum of Economic Geology (Mr. Piddington) 

 gave in a detailed statement of his department, amounting to the sum 

 prescribed, which was received as satisfactory. The Curator of the 

 Museum (Mr. Blyth) stated that the business of the Zoological De- 

 partment, including his own salary, could not be carried on upon the 

 sum fixed. The Sub Committee have received a letter from Mr. Blyth 

 respecting his claims on the Society and on the subject of his depart- 

 ment generally, which document they b?g to submit for the consider- 

 ation of the Society. 



