1868.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 81 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw 

 from the Society. 



E. T. Trevor, Esq. 

 J. Christian, Esq. 



The Council reported that they have adopted the following reso- 

 lution of the Finance Committee. 



" Resolved that the following members, in arrears with their sub- 

 scriptions, having received notices in accordance with the provisions of 

 Bye Law 11 , and not having paid within the time allowed, are to have 

 their names struck off the list of members, as provided by the Rule. 



The Hon. R. S. Ellis, M. C. S., Madras. 



Maharaja Satis'chandra Raya Bahadur of Krishnagore. 



W. H. Scott, Esq., Dehra Doom 



" And that they have adopted the following recommendations of the 

 Finance Committee. 



" That it be recommended to the Council that the following gentle- 

 man's name be struck off the member list, he never having paid his 

 admission fees, and being thus non-amenable to the privileges of mem- 

 bership, and to the provisions of Bye Law 11. 



Moonshee Sudderudin, elected November, 1861. 



" That the collecting sircars' pay, now Rs. 9 and 10, be altered 

 to Rs. 8 and 9 respectively, and a commission on subscriptions and 

 small bills (not including Government bills) be allowed as follows ; — 



" If collected within the quarter in which the payment is due, 

 1 per cent. 



" If in the next quarter following, J per cent. 



" Afterwards, J per cent." 



The Council also reported that they have resolved that scientific 

 publications be left upon the table for a fortnight after their receipt, 

 but that oriental publications be allowed to circulate at once, with the 

 restrictions proposed by the Library Committee. 



The council recommended that the special thanks of the Society be 

 voted to Mademoselle Clarisse Bader for a copy of her work, " La 

 Femme dans l'lnde Antique" forwarded by her through M. Garcin de 

 Tassy, to Messrs. Williams and Norgate, for the Society. 



