PROCEEDINGS 
OF 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 
FOR DEcEMBER, 1871. 
THE 
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A meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, the 6th in- 
stant at 90’clock P. M. 
T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following presentations were announced— 
1. From the Government of India in the Home Department, a 
set of photographs of temples, &c., in Bihar. 
The following correspondence accompanied the donation. 
From Arruurn Howett, Esa., Under-Secretary to the Government 
of India. 
I am directed to forward, for the use of the Asiatic Society, a 
* 148 pictures. 
From Government of Bengal No. 
272, of 30th January, 1871, and En- 
closures. 
+ From Ditto No. 2194, of 26th 
July, 1871, and Enclosure. 
set* of photographs of the Anti- 
quities of Behar, together with 
copies of the papers noted on the 
margin,{ containing a short ac- 
count of each subject by the photographer. 
From T. F. Perrs’, Esq., Sub-Deputy Opium Agent of Chota- 
Nagpore. 
I have the honor to forward herewith a concise notice of the pho- 
With photographs, one complete set, 
viz., Nos. from 1 to 123, and one in- 
complete set, minus Nos. 3, 4, 6, 
15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28, 38, 39, 
42, 48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58, 67, 
71, 72, 77, 79, 80, 81, 94, 98, 104, 
106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 114, 
tographs of the antiquities in the 
Behar division, of which I have 
negatives, as called for in your 
letter No. 66, dated 22nd July, 
and-also one complete set of those 
