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The second proposal they submit for the sanction of the Society. — 

 (Agreed unanimously). 



The Committee have received an application from Mr. Hendrie 

 for the payment of Co.'s Rs. 100, for sundry lithographs stated to 

 have been executed by order of Mr. Blyth. The sketches are good, 

 the charge moderate, and the artist cannot afford to suffer loss by his 

 labour ; on these grounds the Committee recommend that the bill be 

 paid, but they desire to record their opinion of the inexpediency of any 

 officer of the Society incurring such expenses without due sanction. — 

 (Agreed accordingly). 



The Rev. Dr. Heeberlin, a member of the Committee of Papers, 

 being very frequently absent from Calcutta, the Committee recommend 

 that Baboo Debendernath Tagore, be appointed a member of the Com- 

 mittee in Mr. Hseberlin's place. 



This proposition gave rise to some discussion, Major Marshall insist- 

 ing that it amounted to the expulsion of Dr. Hseberlin, while the Vice- 

 President and Secretaries declared the sole object of the proposition was 

 as stated, to obtain an efficient colleague constantly at the Presidency and 

 competent to advise the Society on questions connected with Sanscrit 

 literature. The Rev. Mr. Long being referred to, as Dr. Haeberlin's 

 most intimate friend present, said that he was likely to be very 

 often absent. The question having been put to the vote was negatived, 

 the majority of the members present not voting.* 



Copies were submitted of 4 coloured plates executed for the Journal, 

 by Mr. Bennet, in illustration of Mr. Hodgson's papers on the Ovu 

 Ammonoides, and Procapra Picticaudata, at the cost of Rs. 226 for 4 

 sets, each of 550 copies : payment of the amount was sanctioned accord- 

 ingly. 



The Committee submitted without comment a further claim by Mrs. 

 Ballin, for Co.'s Rs. 563, 4, for printing 14 sets of the " Burnes" draw- 

 ings, work stated to have been executed many months since and which 

 was it appears duly authorized by the regular officers of the Society. 

 Bill directed to be paid. The Committee further submitted the cash 

 vouchers and accounts of the total expenditure on the Burnes' and Can- 

 tor drawings. 



* Dr. Hacberlin has since written from Dacca confirming- Mr. Long's statement in 

 every respect and requesting 1 to have has name removed from the Committee.— Sees. 



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