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Turchase of Coins. 
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The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting— 
J. W. Muir, Esq., c. s., proposed by H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., c. I. E., 
seconded by Captain J. Waterhouse. 
J. Schroder, Esq., proposed by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, seconded by 
Captain J. Waterhouse. 
A. Smidt, Esq., proposed by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, seconded by Cap¬ 
tain J. Waterhouse. 
C. J. Sheridan, Esq., c. E., proposed by H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., c. I. e., 
seconded by Captain J. Waterhouse. 
The Seceetaet announced that Mr. W. Mackay had intimated his 
desire to withdraw from the Society. 
The Seceetaet reported that J. Westland, Esq., had been appointed 
a member of the Finance Committee. 
The Seceetaet reported that IT. H. the Lieutenant-Governor of 
Eengal had been pleased to appoint the President and Natural History 
Secretary of the Society to bo ex-officio Members of the Committee of 
Management of the Zoological Garden at Alipore. 
The Seceetaet reported that G3 pieces of stone sculpture, brought 
from Gaya by Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, c. i. e., had been transferred to the 
Indian Museum under the provisions of Section 12, Act XXII of 187G. 
The following is a list of the stones : 
Nos. 1 & 2. Impressions of human foot. 
3. A column. 
4. A standing figure of Padmapani. 
5. A model of a native Temple. 
G—9. Copings of Asoka rails (two with inscriptions). 
10—19. Bases of Pillars. 
20. A Lintel. 
21—29. Chaityas of various sizes. 
30, 31, 32. Asoka rail-bars. 
33—37. Friezes, with rows of human figures. 
38—61. Pinnacles of Chaityas. 
G2 & G3. Bricks from one of the radiating arches in the Buddha 
Gaya Temple. 
The Seceetaet reported the purchase of 38 silver coins out of a col¬ 
lection submitted to the Society under the Treasure Trove Act. Dr. Ra- 
