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3rd. It is obviously desirable that the work should have the benefit of the learned 
author’s superintendence during its progress through the press, and His Lordship 
in Council trusts, that it may be entered upon immediately. I am further directed 
to tender to yourself the acknowledgments of Government for the valuable assist- 
ance you have offered on your own part. 
I have, &c. &c. 
(Signed) W. H. MacNacuten, 
Offg. Chief Secy. to Government. 
Council Chamber, 12th February, 1833. 
The Secretary stated that arrangements had accordingly been made with 
the Baptist Mission Press, to commence upon the Tibetan Grammar and 
Dictionary immediately. 
Read, a letter from Mr. W. Twining, Secretary to the Medical Society, 
acknowledging the receipt of the 1st volume of the Journal of the Asiatic 
Society, and vol. xvii. of the Researches. 
Library. 
The following books were presented : 
8rd vol. of Flora Indica, or Description of Indian Plants, by the late 
Wm. Roxburgh, M. D. F. R. 8. &c. &ce.—by Capt. James Roxburgh, on 
the part of himself and brother, Editors of the work. 
Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 1830, 31, and 32—by the Society. 
The following works,—by their author Sir J. F. W. Herschel. 
On the Separation of Iron from other Metals. 
On a New Method of Computing Occultations of the Fixed Stars. 
An account of Observations made with a twenty-feet Reflecting Telescope in 
the years 1826-27-28-30, on the Parallax of the Fixed Stars. 
An account of Determining the Difference of Meridians. 
Herschel’s Micrometrical Measures. 
Ditto’s Account of the Repetition of M. Arago’s Experiments. 
Humboldt’s Fragmens de Geologie.—By the author. 
Vaillant’s Numismata Imperatorum Romanorum, 3 vols. and 
Agostini on Medals, 1 vol.—by C. R. Prinsep, Esq. 
Nos. 54, 55, 56 of the Jour. of the Asiatic Society of Paris.—By the Society. 
Meninski, Thesaurus Linguarum Orientalium, 3 vols. and 
Federici Borromzi Thesaurus, 1632, vols. 4.—by Baboo Ramcomal Sen. 
A complete cepy of the Calcutta Journal, bound in quarto,—by the 
Secretary. 
Essai sur le Madar (Calotropus Madarii),—by J. N. Casanova, Esq. 
A copy of “ Vidvunmoda Tarunginee,” by Maha Raja Kalikissen Bahadur. 
A copy of the New Testament and the Psalms of David, translated into 
the Malagasy language, at the Missionary establishment of Tananarivo,— 
by C. Telfair, Esq. President of the Nat. Hist. Soc. Mauritius. 
Meteorological Registers for December, 1832, and January, 1833.—by the 
urveyor General. 
