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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



BMTED BY 



The Honorary jSecretaries. 



No. II, FEBRUARY, 1897, 



" The bonnds of its investigation will be the geographical limits of Asia : and 

 within these limits its inquiries will be extended to whatever is performed by 

 1 man or produced by nature." — Sir William Jones. 



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1897. 



Issued May 26th, 1897. 



