274 Appointment of President and General Secretary . [Dec. 
2. Babu Govinda Kumara Chaudhuri (re-election), proposed by Babu 
Pratapa Ch. Ghosha ; seconded by Dr. Rajendralala Mitra. 
3. Lieut. W. H. Johnstone, e. e., proposed by Col. J. F. Tennant, 
seconded by Major J. Waterhouse. 
4. H. Kisch, Esq., c. s., proposed by J. Crawfurd, Esq., seconded 
by Major J. Waterhouse. 
5. J. W. Parry, Esq., proposed by Carr-Stephen, Esq., seconded by 
Major J. Waterhouse. 
The Seceetaey reported that Major W. R. M. Holroyd had intimated 
his desire to withdraw from the Society. 
The Council reported that they had elected Mr. H. B. Medlicott, 
M. a., f. e. s., President of the Society in place of Mr. W. T. Blanford, 
Messrs. C. H. Tawney and J. Westland, Vice-Presidents in place of Messrs. 
Isaac and Medlicott, and Mr. J. Crawfurd, Member of Council in place of 
Dr. J. Anderson who was about to leave for Europe. Mr. Crawfurd would 
also act as General Secretary on the departure of Major Waterhouse. 
Mr. Medlicott said he had a few words to say upon the' announce¬ 
ment that had just been made from the proceedings of the Council; first, 
to express the regret of the Council and, he had no doubt, of the Society 
at large, at losing the services of Major Waterhouse, who has for seven 
years and a half so efficiently fulfilled the duties of Honorary Secretary. 
At the same time the Society was to be congratulated upon securing so 
competent a successor as Mr. Crawfurd. 
_ Next as to the nomination of himself as President, owing to the resig¬ 
nation of Mr. William Blanford on the occasion of his leaving India : as 
his successor he felt how unfit he was to undertake the duties of spokes¬ 
man. He could only accept the post with a claim upon the indulgence of 
the Society, and because more suitable men had declined to be brought for¬ 
ward. 
Furthermore, he had the honor to propose to the members who were 
present to pass a vote of thanks on the part of the Society to Major Water- 
house on his retiring from the office of Honorary Secretary. 
Majoe Wateehouse said, he begged to thank the members present 
for the vote they had just passed. He was afraid he had not done so much 
for the Society as he could have wished, but he had tried to do as much as 
he could in the limited time at his disposal. The work had been a great 
pleasure to him and, though he feared he would be unable to take & the 
Honorary Secretaryship again on his return from England, he should be 
very glad if he could be of any further use to the Society. 
