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Asiatic Society. 



[No. 109. 



'H. W. Torrens, Esq., 



Secretary Asiatic Society. 



'Sir, 



• I have to report for the month of March as follows :— 



' Geological, Palccontological, and Mineralogical Departments.— -We continue to 

 catalogue and arrange here, at all spare times. 



" The Analytical Index to papers on these subjects in the volumes of the Researches, 

 Gleanings of Science, and Journal up to December 1840 is completed, and in the hands 

 of the printers. By means of it, future Curators and students can refer backwards and 

 forwards to papers or collections with great facility. 



* In the Museum of Economic Geology, the collections in Class II (Iron) ; Class III 

 (Tin); and Class IV (Copper) ; are arranged. I annex to this a draft of the plan upon 

 which this part of the Museum should, I think, be arranged ; and it will be seen at a 

 glance that this system while it affords every convenience as to distinctness of classifi- 

 cation, allows of additions to any extent, without disturbing that which is already done, 

 and of every facility of reference for the student, visitors, and Curator, which are the 

 main requisites in a Museum. The Catalogue to Class III (Tin) is circulated here- 

 with, and I shall be glad to have the opinions and suggestions of Members upon this 

 subject. Class I (Coal) and the other classes are not yet arranged for want of cases. 



' Mammalogical, Ornithological, Osteological, and Herpetological. — Nothing new 

 to report beyond the additions noticed below. 



' Additions to the Museum have been as follows :— 



C Seven bottles Snakes and Lizards. 

 ' Dr. Spry. ....-< Five ditto water, from various parts of the Bay of Bengal. 

 (_ An owl, Strix ? Skeleton prepared for the Museum. 



1 Mr. F. M. Bouchez.— A Monkey, Simnopithecus Entellus ?— Stuffed. 

 1 Lieut . TicKELt.— -Thirty-five Birds' skins. 



' I am Sir, 



' Your obedient servant, 



' H. Piddington, 

 ' Officiating Curator, As. Soc. Museum.' 



Museum, 31st March, 1841. 



Plan of proposed Arrangement for the Museum of Economic Geology. 



Class. 



I. 



Division, 

 in Catalogue. 

 English 



Indian and Asiatic 



Coal and Anthracites. 



II. 



Iron ores, Smelting, &c, 



j C. Foreign European 

 v D. American 

 A. English 



Indian and Asiatic 

 I C. Foreign European 

 V. D. American 



1 C. 



Marks. 



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 E. C. 

 A. C. 

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 I.I. 

 E.I. 

 A.I. 



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