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The Seceetart announced to the Meeting that news had been received 

 of the death of Dr. P. Bleeker, Corresponding Member of the Society. 



Also that Mr. G. S. Leonard, the Assistant Secretary, had resigned his 

 appointment, and that the Council had nominated Mr. W. E. Bateman to 

 the vacant post on trial. 



The Seceetaet read the following letter from Mr. J. O'Kinealy, Offg. 

 Secretary, Government of India, Home Department, in reply to a commu- 

 nication of the Council on the subject of the Indian Treasure Trove 

 Act, YI of 1878. 



From 



James O'Kinealy, Esq., 



OJfg. Secretary to the Govt, of India. 

 To 



The Secretary to the Governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal, N. W. 

 Provinces, Oudh, and the Punjab. 



The Chief Commissioners, Central Provinces, British Burma, Mysore, 

 Coorg, and Assam. 



The Eesident at Hyderabad, and the Superintendent of Port Blair and 

 the Nicobars. 



Fort William, tie Srd April, 1878. 



SiK, 



With reference to the Indian Treasure Trove Act, VI of 1878, 

 I am directed to request that the necessary orders may be issued to Collec- 

 tors that, unless there is some strong reason to the contrary, whenever two 

 or more coins of the same kind are found, the Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 

 may be allowed the option to purchase one of them j and that in all cases 

 in which notice may be received of coins having been found, the Collectors 

 should communicate the information to the Asiatic Society. 



I have &c., 



James O'Kinealy, 

 Q^g. Secretary to the Govt, of India. 



No. 772. 

 Copy forwarded to the Honorary Secretary, Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 with reference to his letter No. 113, dated the 15th ultimo. 



J. O'Kinealy, 

 OJfy. Secretary to the Govt, of India. 



