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Lieut. Faithful, duly proposed and seconded at the August meeting, 

 was balloted for and elected an ordinary member. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the December 

 meeting ; 



Captain R. V. Thurburn ; — proposed by Dr. A. Sprenger, seconded 

 by Mr. Colvin. 



Captain Layard ; — proposed by Captain Thuillier and seconded by 

 Captain Sherwill. 



The Council communicated for the adoption of the meeting, a report 

 by the Philological Committee on the publication of texts in the 

 Bibliotheca Indica. 



Report. 



The Committee is of opinion— 



That whilst it is of the highest importance for translations to be 

 made here in India with all Hindu assistance, it is not expedient to 

 limit the publication of volumes in the Bibliotheca Indica to works 

 which the editors may be prepared at once to translate. It is evident 

 that such a restriction would operate unfavorably, as in many cases, 

 years must be spent before a perfectly satisfactory translation could be 

 finished. 



At the same time the Section recommend that no work should be 

 printed without so much critical apparatus as is necessary for giving 

 an account of the MSS. made use of, their authority and age, &c. and 

 a resume of the contents of the Volume. 



Also that the Ishwar Chandra Sharmana's oifer to edit the Sarbha- 

 darshana Sangraha be accepted. 



Also that Dr. Roer having offered to publish the second part of the 

 Naishada with the commentary of Mallinath, — a work which has been 

 recommended by Professor Lassen, Dr. Roer's offer be accepted. 



Proposed by Mr. Colvin, seconded by Dr. Walker and resolved that 

 the recommendations of the Council be adopted. 



Major Baker submitted for the inspection of the Society a drawing 

 of a piece of Grecian sculpture found in Peshawur. 



Babu Rajendralal Mittra exhibited a set of electrotype impressions 

 of the Roman gold coins lately submitted to the Society by General 

 W. Cullen. 



