xxxviii. 



Ferguson's valuable illustrated volume on the Tree and Serpent 

 Worship of India, presented by the Secretary of State for India ; 

 and Hunter's Comparative Dictionary of the Non- Aryan Languages 

 of India and High Asia, presented by the Author, 



The state of the buildings occupied as the Society's rooms is 

 such as to justify apprehensions as to the safety of the roof, a portion 

 of which is much damaged. 



The Treasurer's statement shews a balance of £99 19s. 7d. in 

 hand ; there is however a considerable amount of subscriptions in 

 arrear, which it is exceedingly desirable members should pay in 

 without delay, inasmuch as a large sum will be required for reprint- 

 ing back numbers of the Society's Journal, some of which are quite out 

 of print, and of others only a few copies still remain on hand. Ar- 

 rangements for reprinting have already been made, and it is hoped 

 that before the close of another year complete sets will be ready for 

 delivery to all who desire to possess them. 



On the motion of C. A. Lorenz, Esq,, seconded by J. Capper, 

 Esq., the Report was adopted, and ordered to be printed. 



The following list of names of gentlemen desirous of member- 

 ship was then read ; and each having been duly proposed and seconded, 

 they were then baliotted for and elected : — 



The Hon. T. B. Stephen, Messrs. H. W. Gillman, C. Dickman, 

 Captain Horace A. Broune, E. Robinson, Dr. Brighouse, W. C. 

 Brodie, J. B. Curtayne, R. L. M. Brown, C. Tatham, R. H. Morgan, 

 E. Gower, J. W. Venn, H. D. Gabriel, J. . iVJ aitland, C. H. Ledward, 

 T. Gill, J. W. Home, A Whyte, J. Slorach, W. Bryan, Geo. Nicholls, 

 Jas. Brodie, H. D. Andree, A. J. Bell, W, L. H. Skeen, J. Guthrie, 

 C. Brito, A Campbell, Rev. S. Coles, G. A. L. Bowling, G. 

 Armitage. 



It was then resolved, that a Deputation from the Society should 

 wait upon His Excellency the Governor to solicit aid from, the 

 Public Funds for the extension of the Society's Rooms, which had 



