Xil PROCEEDINGS. 
The Report of the Council for the year 1885 (wide page xv ) 
was read. 
The Honorary Treasurer submitted his accounts for 1885 
( vide page xviii), which were passed. 
The Honorary Secretary stated that he had, at the request of 
the last meeting of the Council of the Society, written to Goy- 
ernment asking whether the Society would have accommodation in 
the new Museum when the building was completed; and the reply 
was that the Asiatic Society would be accommodated in the Refer- 
ence Library; and the Room was marked off on the plan (laid on 
the table for the information of members) as the “ Reference Li- 
brary and Asiatic Society’s Library.” This would be a great 
advantage to the Society, and their warmest thanks were due to 
the Government. 
With regard to the two volumes of ‘‘ Miscellaneous Papers 
relating to Indo-China and the Malay Peninsula,” shortly to be 
published for the Society by Messrs. Trizyur & Co., and referred 
to in the Report, the sheets received up to date were laid on the 
table, and it was stated that the publication would be uniform, 
in general get-up, binding and finish, with Tripyer’s ‘“ Oriental 
Series,” specimens of which were exhibited. 
The following new members were unanimously elected :— 
Proposed by Mr. E. Apranamson, seconded by Mr. S. E. 
DatRyMPLE,—Capt. R. D. Brerston. 
Proposed by the Hon'ble J. F. Drcxsoy, seconded by the 
Hon’ble W. E. Maxweti,—the Hon’ble J. W. Bonser. . 
The next business being to elect officers for the year to replace 
the out-going officers,— | 
The Honorary Secretary said the Society had generally had as » 
its President the Colonial Secretary, but they had never hada 
Colonial Secretary who had performed any special scientific or 
literary work for the Society, though all had been willing to further 
its objects in every way. But to the new Colonial Secretary (the 
Hon’ble J. F. Dickson, o.at.a.) he hoped that the Society might look 
confidently not only for the moral support which they had received 
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