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non-Eesident members may be collected on the proposition, and a 

 special meeting summoned for its decision." 



The amendment was put to the vote and lost. 



A second amendment was proposed by Mr. Beaufort, " that the 

 reduction be made experimentally for one year, and in regard to 

 new members only, with a view to ascertain in what degree such 

 reduction will attract members to the Society." 



This amendment was also negatived. 



The original motion, seconded by Lieutenant- Colonel Baker, was 

 then put to the vote and carried. 



Mr. E. Hamilton then moved, seconded by Mr. Atkinson, " that 

 the second Wednesday in September be fixed for a special general 

 meeting, for the purpose of finally deciding the question and be 

 duly advertised accordingly." 



Carried. 



Communications were received — 



1. — From Sir Proby T. Cautley, offering thanks for his election 

 as an Honorary Member of the Society. 



2. — From Babu Eada Nath Sikdar, forwarding copy of a Meteoro- 

 logical Eegister kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for 

 the month of March last. 



3. — From Mr. Assistant Secretary Oldfield, enclosing copy of a 

 Meteorological Eegister kept at the office of the Secretary to the 

 Government of the N. W. P., Agra, for the month of April last. 



4. — From Lieut. E. Stewart, submitting a sketch of the Kooki 

 Grammar and a Meteorological Eegister kept at Apaloo for the 

 month of November last. 



5. — From W. Grey, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 enclosing correspondence relating to the existence of iron ores in 

 the Carribari Hills and at Dhubri in Assam. 



The substance of this correspondence was contained in a letter 

 read at the last meeting. The specimens forwarded to the Govern- 

 ment were submitted to Dr. M. C. Macnamara for examination. 



His report is as follows : — 



n The iron is chiefly combined in the ore with sulphur, but some 

 oxide of iron is also present. The quantities of metallic iron amouut 

 to only 17.3 per cent. 



