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From Lleut.-Col. H. Yule, 



Secy, to the Govt, of India. 

 To Col. A. Cunningham, Engineers, 



Public JVorlcs Department, 

 Port William, 31st January, 1862. 

 General. 



Sir, — With reference to what passed at your interview with His 

 Excellency the Viceroy at Allahabad in November last, and past 

 demi-official correspondence, His Excellency the Governor General in 

 Council has been pleased to appoint you Archaeological Surveyor to 

 the Government of India with effect from the 1st December last. 



2. Whilst so emploj^ed, you will receive a staff salary of Es. 450 

 a month in addition to the pay and allowances of your rank. 



3. You will also be at liberty to expend money not exceeding 

 Us, 250 in any one month, on account of measurements, excavations, 

 drawing, and minor mechanical assistance, for which and for your 

 allowances you can submit monthly contingent bills to the Controller 

 and Examiner, Bengal. 



4. The course of your investigations will be that sketched out in 

 the Memorandum which you submitted to His Excellency the Gover- 

 nor-General, passing from South Behar into Tirhoot, Goruckpoor, 

 and Fyzabad. 



5. I am to request that you will be good enough to furnish this 

 Department regularly with a brief monthly statement of the locali- 

 ties and general character of the objects that have occupied you 

 during the month. 



I have, &c, 

 (Scl.) H. Yule, Lieut. -Colonel, 



Secy, to the Govt, of India, 



From Lieut.-Col. H. Yule, 



Secy, to the Govt of India. 



To Col. A. Cunningham, 



Archaeological Surveyor to the Govt, of India. 



Public Works Department, 



Fort William, 21st February, 1862. 

 General. 



Antiquities. 



Sib, — I am directed to send for your use two printed copies of 



