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second class member of the Society on the 2d March last, has left the 

 Presidency without paying his entrance money and subscription for one 

 third of the 1st Quarter amounting in all to Ilupees 13-5-4. The bills 

 were presented to him for payment several times previous to his depar- 

 ture. 



III. Resolved, — That the Librarian be instructed to bring the subject 

 of this memorandum to the notice of the Committee on the return of 

 Lieut. Shand to India, as until then no steps can be taken to effect the re- 

 covery of the amount due by him to the Society. 



Head extracts from the Proceedings of the Annual General Meeting 

 held on the 28th ultimo. 



The following proposition is laid before the Meeting by J. Ouchterlony, 

 Esq., seconded by E. B. Powell, Esq. 



"That the Annual General Meeting of the Society be in future held in 

 the last week of the month of February, the day being left to be fixed 

 by the General Committee ; and that, with a view to enable the usual 

 accounts to be laid before the Meeting, the London Agents of the Society 

 be requested to send their accounts closed up to the 30th November of 

 each year, with a supplementary account for the month of December to be 

 transmitted by the mid-monthly mail from London of the 7th January. 



IV. Resolved,— That drafts of Eule XIII., and of Rule 2d applicable 

 to Subscribers of the 3d class, modified in conformity with the resolution 

 of the last Annual General Meeting, be prepared, and laid before the Com- 

 mittee of Management for their consideration attheir'next monthly Meet- 

 ing. 



The measures to be taken for instituting a series of re-unions of the 

 Members of the Society will be taken into consideration hereafter. 



VI. Resolved, — That this proposition be adopted, and that the Commit- 

 tee of Management be requested to modify Rule XIII. accordingly. 



The following proposition is laid before the Meeting by J. Ouchterlony, 

 Esq., seconded by Walter Elliot, Esq. : 



" As, in the interests of this Society and for the promotion of its pecu- 

 liar objects, it is eminently desirable to adopt all measures which may 

 tend to stimulate and foster a spirit of scientific inquiry and literary re- 

 search, as few means appear to be better adapted to realize this end, those 

 regular periodical re-unions of the Society's Members, at which subjects 

 of interest may be discussed, opinions be interchanged, improvements and 

 advances in arts, manufactures^ and the general walks of science be sub- 

 mitted and illustrated, and lectures of instruction be imparted, and as fur- 

 ther it seems expedient that circumstances of climate should be consider, 

 ed in any arrangements for following out the above views." 



It is now resolved, • m . 



