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5. From Colonel Phayre, four inscribed tiles with Buddhist 
figures, found at Pagan. 
6. From the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, 
several publications of the Society. 
7. From the Right Hon’ble the Soar of State for War, 
through the Superintendent of the Ordnance Survey, a copy of the 
Meteorological Observations, taken at the Stations of the Royal 
Engineers, during 1853-59. 
8. From the Under-Secretary, Government of India, Foreign 
Department, a copy of a report on the Island of Mahi, the largest of 
the Seychelle group, by Lieutenant-Colonel L. Pelly. 
The following correspondence between the Council and a Com- 
mittee of gentlemen at Lahore who had associated themselves for the 
furtherance of the objects of the Society, was submitted for the 
information of the meeting :— 
To THE SECRETARY TO THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 
Dated Lahore, January, 1863. 
Str,—I have the honor to forward, herewith, copy of the proceed- 
ings of a meeting held at Lahore on the 27th instant for the purpose 
of devising some plan for collecting information concerning the anti- 
quities, ethnology, physical statistics, &c. of the Punjab and adjoining 
countries. 
2. The Committee are anxious to co-operate, if possible, with your 
Society, and would feel obliged if you would intimate whether their 
proposal is acceptable, and in the event of its being so, will be 
thankful for their suggestions and guidance in the matter. 
3. The first object of the Committee will be to collect, in a com- 
pact shape, all the information upon the above mentioned subjects 
which already exists scattered though the pages of local reports, 
‘magazines, and scientific journals. 
4. Their next object will be to collect further information from 
local officers and other persons taking an interest in these subjects. 
5. The Committee believe that, being placed, as they are, at the 
seat of the local Government, and having access to the Government 
records, they are favorably situated for carrying out both these 
objects ; at the same time they would wish it to be clearly understood 
that they have no intention to trespass upon the field already occupied 
