74 Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle — Gauhatl Copper-plate Grant of Indrapala. [Mat, 



grant was issued by the last mentioned. He immediately succeeded 

 his grandfather Ratna Pala, his father Purandara apparently having 

 died during Ratna's life-time. Ratna-pala appears to have been the 

 first of the Assamese Palas. The names preceding his in the genea- 

 logical list are all mythical. 



The grant is not dated, but its characters, which are old Bengali 

 of the hutila type, refer it to the early part of the 10th century A.D. 



There is nothing to connect the Assamese Palas with the great 

 Pala dynasty of Bihar and Bengal. The probabilities are against 

 any connection. The two dynasties use different seals, and claim a 

 different ancestry. At the same time it may be remembered that Deva- 

 pala of Behar is said to have conquered Assam, in the latter part of 

 the 9fch century, and Dharmapala of Bihar is said to have settled a 

 colony of Brahmans there about the middle of the 9th century. Ratna- 

 pala of Assam would be a contemporary of Devapala. 



The grantee is a brahman Devapala, and the land granted to him 

 is defined as situated near the hamlet of Kasi, on the Digumma river. 

 The locality can no more be identified. 



The paper will be published in full, in the Journal, Part I. 



6. Description of some New Indian Trees.' — By G. King, M.B., LL.D., 

 C.I.E., F.R.S. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 



7. Siipplement to Thomas* Chronicle of the Pathan Icings of Delhi. 

 No. VI.— -By C. J. RoDGERS, Honorary Numismatist to the Government of 

 India. 



The paper will be published in the journal, Rirt I. 



8. A second series of New Orchids from Sikkim. — By G. King, M.B., 

 LL.D., C.I.E., F.R.S., and R. Pantling. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 



9. Coins of Nlmroz. — By C. J. Rodgers, Honorary Nwmiamatist to 

 the Government of India. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 



10. Novicise Indicse, XII. Description of a New Genus of Orchid-- 

 acese. — By Dr. D. Prain. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 



11. Rare Moghul coins. — By C. J. Rodgers, Honorary Numismatist 

 to the Government of India. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 



