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informed that the volumes offered in exchange were already in the 
library, but that Volumes I and II were wanting. It was, therefore, 
ordered that Volumes LVI to LX of the Journal , Part II, should be 
sent. 
A letter from the Secretary, Royal Society of London, on the feasibi¬ 
lity of compiling a catalogue of scientific papers through International 
co-operations, was ordered to be circulated, with the President’s remarks, 
to Council and to the Natural Science Committee. 
With reference to an application from the Honorary Secretary 
and Treasurer, Madras Sanskrit and Vernacular Text Society, soliciting 
pecuniary aid, it was ordered that one copy each of the VaijayantI of 
Yadavapraka^a (with Sanskrit-English Vocabulary) and £akattyana’s 
Grammar (Sanskrit), with Prakriasaggraha Commentary, should be 
purchased. 
A letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 
covering copy of a letter from the Government of India, Home 
Department, conveying sanction to the continuance, up to the end of 
the financial year 1894-95, of the present arrangement under which 
search is being carried on for Sanskrit Manuscripts by the Asiatic 
Society, was recorded. 
Permission was granted to Dr. George Watt to copy some of the 
drawings of the late Dr. A. Barclay’s from the Society’s Journal. 
Several books were ordered to be purchased for the Society’s 
library. 
The proposal that Dr. Alcock and Dr. Walsh should exchange 
Secretaryships was agreed to, and the new arrangement was ordered 
to be reported to the General Meeting. 
At the suggestion of Dr. Alcock, Journal , Part III, was ordered 
to be supplied, in addition to Journal , Part II, already sanctioned, in 
exchange for the “ Sitzungs-berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender 
Freunde zu Berlin,” and an offer was made to exchange back volumes 
to complete the Society’s set. 
Read the minutes of the Council on a letter from the Superintend¬ 
ent, Baptist Mission Press, soliciting permission to be allowed to order 
the next batch of paper for the Journal from the Bally Paper Mills. 
It was resolved that in the printing of the Society’s publications, Bally 
paper, extra quality, might be used at a reduced charge of three annas a 
page; but that the volumes of the Society’s publications at present 
begun, must be completed with the same sort of paper. 
Council resolved that Dr. Hoernle should act for Mr. Grierson as 
Philological Secretary, and that the appointment should be reported 
at the General Meeting. 
