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upon the Council to sanction this expense great as it appears, that 

 the labours and scientific knowledge devoted to this arrangement, be 

 not lost. 



" As connected with it, they would recommend the printing of the 

 catalogue of these fossils ; — a most masterly and erudite description of 

 all the specimens, the publication of which will reflect no less credit 

 upon the Society than upon its author Dr. Falconer." 



W. E. Baker, 

 M. Boycott, 

 G. G. Spilsbury, 

 A. C. Macrae, 

 A. Grote. 



The recommendations were adopted. 



The Council also submitted a recommendation to the effect that the 

 thanks of the Society be offered to the following gentlemen for the 

 Meteorological information which, in compliance with a request made 

 by M. Leverrier of the Paris Observatory and circulated by the Coun- 

 cil, they have furnished to the Secretary for transmission to Paris : — 



Sir R. C. Hamilton, Bart., Indore. Sir H. Lawrence, K. C. B. at 

 Mount Aboo. Major Hollings, Shahpore. Mr. Edgeworth, Jullundur. 

 Mr. Purdon, Dilur. Mr. C. Gubbins, Allighur. Dr. Fayrer, Lucnow. 

 Major G. Ramsay, Nepal. Major H. B. Edwards, Peshawur. Capt. 

 Elliott, Nagpore. Major Phayre, Rangoon. Capt. Hopkinson, Akyab. 

 Lt.-Col. Jenkins, Gowhatty. Dr. Duka, Comillah. Dr. Withecombe, 

 Darjiling. Babu Radhanath Sikdar, Calcutta. 



The Council further reported that they have allowed to the Librarian 

 a commission of 10 per cent, on the proceeds of books sold from the 

 Library. 



The several recommendations having been put to the meeting seriatim 

 were carried. 



In compliance with the notices given at the last meeting, Mr. 

 Houstoun asked to have laid before the meeting all notes or comments 

 relating to the introduction or cancelment of any introduction to No. 80 

 of the Bibliotheca Indica. 



The President stated that there were objections to the production of 

 these papers and declined to produce them. He further stated that 

 no passage in the introduction in question had been cancelled. 



