12 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [ Jan. 
ing of the original order of Government left no option to the Society 
in the matter. It is there distictly laid down that “ all procurable 
unprinted lists of Sanskrit MSS. in native Libraries should be 
printed uniformly in octavo, in the Nagari character,” and the editor 
could not depart from that positive injunction without laying him- 
self open to censure. The scheme contemplated no quotations or 
extracts, and the Nagari character could not, therefore, be limited to 
any one particular part. It may be added that those who will 
hereafter wish to identify the MSS. noticed, will be men conversant 
with the Sanskrit literature, and to them the Sanskrit part of the 
Notices will prove more useful than the English part, while to 
Indian scholars, at the suggestion of one of whom the work has been 
undertaken by Government, the Sanskrit will be the only part of 
use, and for years to come the English will be of no avail. It is 
scarcely likely that those who know nothing of Sanskrit will interest 
themselves much in tracing old MSS. in that language. 
4. Better paper will be used for the printing of the future 
Nos. of the ‘ Notices.” 
The following copy of a minute relating to the cataloguing of 
Sanskrit MSS. has been received from the Secretary to the Govern- 
ment N. W. Provinces. 
“Notices oF Sanskrit MSS. by Rdjendralilé Mitra. 
(1.) “These Notices are most unsatisfactory. The editor states 
that he has taken “the catalogue of the Asiatic Society’s Library 
for his guide, and has noticed only such works as are not to be 
found in it.” 
(2.) ‘He carefully avoids all mention of where the MSS. he 
comments on are to be found. He does not state who they belong 
to, what their value is, or whether Government should endeavour 
to purchase them. 
(3.) “* Whenever he gives a sensible notice it seems to be taken 
from Max Miiller’s Sanskrit Literature. 
(4.) ‘A catalogue of this kind to be practically useful should 
contain a report of the places searched for MSS. and the place 
where each MS. is to be found. 
