200 Proceedings of th9 Asiatic Society. [Aug. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as Ordinary Mem- 

 bers at the next meeting — 



E. Hyde, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, proposed by Colonel Hyde, 

 seconded by the President. 



Major G. E. Fryer, Deputy Commissioner, British Burma, proposed 

 by Colonel Sir A. P. Phayre, seconded by the Secretary. 



J. Westland, Esq., C. S. Acting Secretary, Government of Bengal, 

 proposed by Colonel H. Hyde, and seconded by the President. 



J. H. Fisher, Esq., C. S., proposed by Mr. R. M. Adam, seconded 

 by Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



Geo. Latham, Esq., C. E., proposed by the President, seconded by 

 W. King, Esq. 



Babu Juddulall Mullick, proposed by Maulawi 'Abdullatif Khan 

 Bahadur, seconded by B. A. Gubboy, Esq. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw 

 from the Society — 



W. A. D. Anley, Esq. 

 J. B. N. Hennessey, Esq. 



The President stated that he had on the part of the Council to 

 report to the Society, that the question of the cost and form of the 

 publications of the Society had been fully discussed by them, and that 

 taking into consideration the fact that the Proceedings of the Society 

 which at first extended only to a few sheets for each month, and con- 

 tained little more than the formal business of the Society, had since 

 then been vastly extended, and now contained many very valuable, 

 although brief, contributions to the Society, and formed at the close of 

 the year a very fair-sized volume, it had been resolved — That the 

 rate of subscription for the Proceedings, to Non-Members, should be 

 fixed at Four Rupees per annum, and that monthly numbers should 

 be sold at Eight Annas per copy. 



The prices, as originally iixed, of two annas per number to sub- 

 scribers, and three annas to non-subscribers, did not in the present 

 enlarged form of the Proceedings nearly cover the cost. The Pro- 

 ceedings would continue to be issued to the Members of the Society 

 as at present. 



The alteration in the price to take effect from the 1st of January, 1870. 

 The President said, he had further to report from the Council, that 



