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Reduction of Subscription of Mofussil Members. — In December 

 1856, Mr. Oldham made a proposition, to the effect that Eule 8 of 

 the Society's Code should be modified so far as related to the 

 subscriptions of non-resident members. That Ordinary Members 

 should be divided into two classes, " Eesident and Non-Eesi- 

 dent," and that the latter, i. e., the members who reside per- 

 manently at a greater distance than 12 miles from Calcutta or who 

 may only occasionally visit it for periods shorter than three months, 

 should pay the same admission fee, but a reduced subscription of 32 

 Es. per annum. 



The Council to whom the question was referred under Eule 45, 

 reported, after mature consideration, that the financial position of 

 the Society was not such as to permit them to recommend the pro- 

 posed change, and, on its being referred to the Society at large, 

 very few of the Non-resident Members voted in its favor. The 

 motion was finally dropped at the Special Meeting held in July last, 

 in consequence of a sufficient number of members not being present 

 to constitute a Special Meeting as provided in Eule 45. 



Library. — The Library has received an addition of 150 volumes, 

 among which are some important MS. works, purchased at the 

 sale of the late Aga Kurbalai Mahomed's Library. Several Sanscrit 

 MSS. have been re-copied, and supplies of the leading Scientific 

 periodicals have been regularly received. All the valuable books are 

 now preserved in glazed cases, and every care is taken to keep them 

 in proper order. 



The Librarian has prepared a Supplement to the printed Catalogue, 

 which includes all the works received from the time the Catalogue 

 was sent to the press to the last day of December. This supple- 

 ment will be available to members as soon as it is printed. 



Coin Cabinet, Stacy's Collection. — In November 1856, the mag- 

 nificent collection of gems and coins belonging to the late Colonel 

 Stacy was offered to the Society for sale at 5,000 Es. a sum which 

 was subsequently reduced to 4,000 Es. The Council anxious to 

 secure to the Society this valuable collection, opened a subscrip- 

 tion among the members, with a view to raise such a sum as would 

 defray the whole or a large part of the amount necessary for the 

 purpose. In a short time the sum of Es. 2938 was subscribed, of 



