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The Oriental Baptist for April—By THe Epiror. 
Report on the result of the Administration of the Salt Department 
for 1861-62.—By THE BENGAL GOVERNMENT. 
Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government, No. 68. 
—By tHe BompBay GOVERNMENT. 
Selections from the Records of the Bengal Government, No. 39.— 
By tar BenGat GOVERNMENT. 
Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, Vol. XVI.— 
By THE SocIery. 
Lateorat Durr. 
ord June, 1863. 
For Juuy 1863. 
The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 
was held on the Ist instant. 
A. Grote, Esq., in the chair. 
The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Presentations were received — 
1. From Major J. L. Sbherwill—Specimens of locusts from a flight 
which passed over Raneegunge on the Ist June. 
2, From H. Lockwood, Esq. C. S.,—A large collection of birds 
egos. 
3. From Captain E. Smyth,—Skins of birds and animals from 
Thibet. 
4. From Dr. C. Williams.—A collection of bird skins from Bur. 
mah. 
5. From Major J. T. Walker, Superintendent, Great Trigonome- 
trical Survey,—2 copies of Tables of heights in Sind, the Punjab, N, 
W. Provinces and Central India. 
6. From the Director of the Hydrographischen Anstalt der K. K. 
Marine, Trieste,—A copy of the first part of ‘ Reise der Osterreichis- 
chen Fregatte Novara um die Erde” with seven lithographed maps. 
7, From Mr. A. Grote on the part of Lieutenant Colonel R. C. 
Tytler,—A second Python from the Nicobar Islands. 
8. From Captain H. Howe,—A Somali wooden pillow and spoons. 
