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to make over his translation, when completed, to the Philological 

 Committee of the Society for publication in the Bibliotheca Indica. 

 He felt convinced that it was of the utmost importance that the Society- 

 should themselves publish translations of their historical works, because 

 it was desirable that such translations be made in India, where trans- 

 lators, much better than at home, could overcome the geographical 

 and linguistic difficulties of the original texts. He was sure that as 

 long as the public had no access to correct translations, the text 

 editions of the Bibliotheca Indica would be, to a very large extent, 

 but a treasure under lock and seal. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded as the last 

 meeting were ballot hd for and elected Ordinary Members — 



E. Hyde, Esq., Barrister at Law. 



Major G. E. Fryer, British Burma. 



J. Westland, Esq., 0. S. 



J. H. Fisher, Esq., C. S. 



a. Latham, Esq., C. E. 



Babu Juddulall Mullick. 

 The following gentlemen were named for ballot as Ordinary Mem- 

 bers at the next meeting — 



J. G. Delmerick, Esq., Assistant Commissioner, Rawul Pindee, pro- 

 posed by Babu Rajendralala Mitra, seconded by the Secretary. 



A. D. B. Gomes, Esq., Commissioner, Sunderbuns, proposed by the 

 President, seconded by the Secretary. 



B. Gray, Esq., M. B. T Officiating Inspector General of Prisons, 

 Panjab, Lahore, proposed by Colonel R. Maclagan, seconded by T. H. 

 Thornton, Esq., C. S. 



A. Thomson, Esq., Inspector of Schools, Fyzabad, proposed by Mr. 

 H. Blochmann, seconded by the President. 



A. Allerdyce, Esq., Serampore, proposed by J. T. Wheeler, Esq., 

 seconded by H. Blochmann, Esq. 



Babu Digamvara Mitra, and N. S. Alexander, Esq., C. S., have 

 intimated their desire to withdraw from the Society. 



Major "W. A. Ross's re-election, announced in February 1869, has 

 been cancelled at his own request. 



The Council reported that they had elected Mr. G. Nevill to serve 

 \ in the Library Committee, that Colonel H. Hyde had been nomi- 



