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Government of India, Marine Department, Simla, 1st November, 1871. 
OrricE MremoranpuM. 
With reference to the communication from the Department of 
No. 423, dated 28th Agriculture, Revenueand Commerce, noted 
October, 1871. in the margin, the undersigned has the 
honor to transmit copy of a letter from His Excellency the Com- 
mander-in-Chief of Her Majesty’s Naval Forces, dated 9th October, 
and of the reply, No. 36, dated 27th October, regarding Her Majes- 
ty’s Ship “ Dryad.” 
2. The “Dryad” will proceed to Bombay for repairs and return 
to the Sandheads the last week in December, to meet and convey 
the King of Siam to Calcutta. She may perhaps afterwards be 
required to proceed to Burmah, so that itis much regretted that 
it is not at present possible to promise that her services shall be 
available for other duty, but the request will be borne in mind. 
(Sd.) H. K. Burne, 
Secretary to the Government of India. 
To the Department of Agriculture, Revenue and Commerce. 
From His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Naval 
Forces, East Indies. 
To Major General H. W. Norman, O. B. Secretary to the Government 
of India, Marine Department. 
H. M.S. “Guascow.” Zrincomallie, 9th October, 1871. 
Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 
of the 21st ultimo.—(Marine Department No. 384) conveying the 
request of His Excellency the Viceroy for H. M. S. ‘* Wolverene” 
to be sent to the Isthmus of Kra in January next to embark the 
King of Siam who is about to visit British India, 
I have to inform you that the “‘ Wolverene” has sailed for the 
East Coast of Africa,my Flag-ship (the “ Glasgow”) taking her 
place here. 
Some time since I received a letter from Mr. Stoliczka, the Secre- 
_tary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, requesting my co-operation 
