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4th. Of the Shalka meteorite, of which there are numerous frag- 

 ments, they recommend that a good specimen be sent. 



5th. Of the large specimen from Segowlee, they would recommend 

 that a cast be made to preserve a good record of the general form of 

 the mass, which is peculiar, and that subsequently the smaller por- 

 tion, at present loose, be transmitted to The Imperial Cabinet of 

 Mineralogy at Vienna, together with a copy of the cast of the whole. 



"With reference to the liberal proposal of Dr. Haidinger on his 

 own part, and that of Dr. Homes, they suggest that the anxious 

 desire of the Society to possess any such additional varieties of the 

 meteoric stones or Irons, as the Imperial Cabinet of mineralogy can 

 provide, be communicated to Dr. Haidinger with an expression of 

 the wish that he would select from their duplicates such specimens 

 as, after examination of the Indian varieties forwarded, he might 

 consider most illustrative of the nature of these interesting speci- 

 mens. 



Your Committee would direct your attention to the very cordial 

 and friendly terms in which the application of the Imperial Museum 

 of Mineralogy at Vienna has been conveyed, and feel confident that 

 these feelings will be fully reciprocated. 



Time has not permitted of their preparing any more detailed ac- 

 count of the structure, composition, &c. of the specimens referred 

 to. 



(Signed) T. Oldham, 



„ W. S. Atkinson, 



„ T. Thomson. 



The recommendations of the Council were sanctioned and ordered 

 to be carried out. 



Prom Baboo Eadhanauth Sikdar abstract of the results of the 

 Hourly Meteorological Observations taken at the Surveyor General's 

 office during the month of December last. 



The Council reported that they had altered the hour of the general 

 meeting from %\ to 9 o'clock believing that the later hour would be 

 more generally convenient, but that as some difference of opinion 

 had been expressed on the matter, they desired to refer it to the deci- 

 sion of the members. 



The meeting decided that the change was desirable during the 

 hot weather. 



