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The Council applied for a vote for a sum not exceeding 500 Es., 

 for the printing of Dr. Falconer's Catalogue of the tertiary fossils 

 in the Society's Museum. 



Some conversation ensued in reference to the amount of the esti- 

 mate given by the printer, and the generally high rate charged by 

 the Baptist Mission Press for the printing of the Society's publica- 

 tions. Eventually Dr. Mouat offered to enquire in communication 

 with the Secretary into the comparative charges of other printers 

 in Calcutta, and to report, if authorized to do so, to the Society. 



Dr. Mouat's offer was accepted with thanks, and the proposed 

 vote was postponed until his report should have been presented. 



The Librarian submitted his usual monthly report. 



Major E. Strachey read a paper, being part of a narrative of a 

 " Journey into the Tibetan province of Guge, on the frontier of 

 Kumaon, and to the sacred lakes of Manasarowar and Eaksa Tal." 



On the motion of the Chairman, a vote of thanks was given to 

 Major Strachey for his valuable and interesting paper. 



The ordinary business being concluded, the meeting was made 

 special for the consideration of Mr. Oldham's proposition, to reduce 

 the rate of the subscriptions of non-resident members. 



The Secretary stated that, owing to a mistake which had occur- 

 red in the office, non-residents had been allowed to send in their 

 votes up to the 10th instant. He therefore proposed, on the part 

 of the Council, that the special meeting should be continued by 

 adjournment to the first Wednesday in July, to be then held after 

 the business of the ordinary monthly meeting has been disposed of. 



Agreed to. 



The meeting then separated. 



Library. 

 The Library has received the followiug accessions during the month of 

 May last. 



Presented. 

 Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Phi- 

 los-Histor. Classe. Band XX. heft 2 and 3, Band XXI. heft 1 and 2, 

 8vo. — By the Academy. 



Mathe-Natur Classe, Band XX. heft 2 and 3, Band 



XXI. heft 1; 8vo.— By the same. 



