Proceedings of the Asiatic Society* 859 



From the same requesting to be allowed to take with him to Mofussil, 

 10 or 12 Persian works, for reference, and some other Hindu Books. 



From Major Madden, forwarding Supplimentary Notes to the Turaee 

 and outer mountains of Kumaoon. 



From the Secretary to the Bombay Geographical Society, forwarding 

 a complete set of the translation of the Society, and requesting an ex- 

 change of publication to be established between them. 



Proposed by Mr. Jackson, and seconded by Capt. Forbes, that all 

 proposals of this kind from individuals or Society, for the exchange of 

 books be in the first place laid before the Council. 



From Dr. Roer, proposing Mr. Ariel, Secretary to the Government 

 of Pondichery, to be elected a corresponding member of the Asiatic 

 Society, seconded by Mr. H. Alexander. 



From the same, proposing the printing of certain Upanishads in the 

 Bibliotheca Indica. 



The Zoological and Geological Curators having read their respective 

 reports. 



The President stated that he had the pleasure of laying before the 

 meeting, the Catalogue of the Birds in the Society's Museum recently 

 prepared by Mr. Blyth. 



After some remarks upon that work, Mr. Welby Jackson suggested 

 that a copy be circulated to the Council of the Society, that its price 

 and the number of copies to be placed at the disposal of the author to 

 be determined upon. 



The ordinary business of the evening being concluded, the President 

 called the attention of the meeting to the financial position of the 

 Society, read the subjoined report upon that subject from the Council. 



Some discussion having arisen upon the various items of retrench- 

 ment suggested by the Council, it was proposed by Babu Bamgopaul 

 Ghose, seconded by Mr. Mitchell, and carried — 



" That the Report of the Council be received with thanks, but that 

 its consideration be postponed till the next monthly meeting, and that 

 in the meantime, it should be circulated to resident members along with 

 the accounts now laid on the tables." 



The meeting then adjourned. 



J. McClelland, 

 J. W. Laidlay. 



