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1 . From the Secretary to Government, Home Department, forward- 

 ing a plan of the city of Jagannath. 



2. From Mr. Bowring, C. S. submitting a description of the 

 Shekim district. 



3. From H. Torrens, Esq. forwarding a plan and drawing of the 

 Adina Masjid. 



It being stated that this monument is rapidly falling to ruin, it was 

 agreed unanimously that the Society make a representation to Go- 

 vernment, soliciting that measures be taken for its repairs and its pre- 

 servation. 



4. From Dr. Wise, forwarding a Bengali history of Tipperah. 

 Referred to the Oriental Section. (And since the meeting, at Dr. Wise's 

 request, made over for examination to Mr. Jones.) 



5. From Mr. Laidlay, forwarding a series of maps, illustrative of 

 his version of a Chinese treatise on the river courses of the countries 

 West of China Proper. 



6. From Mr. Laidlay, tendering his resignation of the office of Joint 

 Secretary. 



On the proposition of the Honorable President and the Council, the 

 Society unanimously decided to place on record, " their grateful sense 

 of the valuable services Mr. Laidlay has rendered to the Society, and 

 of the happy combination of zeal, ability learning, and temper with 

 which he has so long discharged the functions of Joint Secretary and 

 Editor of the Journal." 



It was further and unanimously voted that Mr. Laidlay's resignation 

 oe not accepted, and that he continue, during his absence, to be Joint 

 Secretary to the Society. 



Read again the resolution respecting Col. Forbes' retirement from 

 the list of Vice-Presidents, proposed by Mr. Colvin, and seconded by 

 Capt. Broome, at the January meeting — 



" That as a testimony of the great respect and esteem of the Society 

 Col. Forbes be elected an Honorary Vice-President of the Society (on 

 the occasion of his retirement from the list of active Vice-Presidents) 

 as was done on the retirement of Mr. H. Torrens." 



Unanimously carried. 



Read a letter from the Statistical Section communicating their desire 

 to apply to Government for permission to consult certain records — also 



