1841.] Asiatic Society. 3 3 



r A. English T. 1 to 



! B. Indian and Asiatic I. T. 



III. 



Tinores, Flags, Smelting S G Foreign European E> T< 



v D. American A. T. 



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and so on, of as many classes as may be required, the marks and numbers being 

 always, where possible, 'painted on the specimens, and the Catalogues printed or 

 lithographed. H. P. 



Mr. James Dodd, Assay Master of the Agra Bullion Department, having accepted 

 the offer of Rs. 600 for his collection of Minerals, the following correspondence 

 with Mr. Secretary Bushby took place: — 



' To G. A. Bushby, Esq. 



' Secretary to Government, General Department. 



* Sir— With reference to my letters of dates quoted in the margin, I have the honor, 



13th Nov. 1840- ky direction of the Asiatic Society, to state, that Mr, Dodd, 



18th Jan. 1841. Assay Master of the Agra Bullion Department, has a valuable 



collection of minerals, which it is considered highly deserving of purchase, to be 



placed in the Society's Rooms for general reference. The collection in question 



can be had for Rs. 600, and I am requested to submit the solicitation of the 



Asiatic Society to be authorized to make the purchase, the means being placed 



at the disposal of the Society, by a grant to that extent by the Government. 



Asiatic Society's Rooms, ' I have &c. 



' Ibth March 1841. ' H. Torrens, Sec. Asiatic Soc. 



* To H. Torrens, Esq., 



1 Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 

 * Genl. Dept. 



1 Sir — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 15th instant, 

 and in reply to inform you, that before the Right Honorable the Governor General in 

 Council can decide upon sanctioning the purchase of Mr. Dodd's collection of minerals, 

 it would be satisfactory to His Lordship in Council to receive some general description 

 of the collection in question. 



' Council Chamber, ' I am, Sir, 



* 24th March, 1841. ' Your obedient servant, 



' G. A. Bushby, 

 ' Secretary to the Government of India.' 



Ordered — That the Officiating Curator be requested to furnish the general descrip- 

 tion required, for submission to Government. 



Read a letter from Mr. Secretary Bushby, of 10th February last, communicating 

 that the Government consider the authority under which the payment of Rs. 300 



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