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contributors to the Journal for consideration, whether they should be omitted in the Journal to be 

 printed in the Transactions. 



Referred to the Committee of Papers for consideration and report. 



Read letter from Moulvie Abdoollah, of 11th June 1841, soliciting the patronage of the Asiatic 

 Society by subscription of his undertaking in reprinting the three volumes of the Futwa Alumgeri, 

 a work of great merit and of extensive use in Mahomedan Law. 



Also referred to the Committee of Papers for consideration and report. 



Read a note drawn up by the officiating Curator, on the examination of some decayed Oriental 

 works in the Library of the Asiatic Society. 



A carved Slab, dug up at Gurgoon, was presented by the Assam Tea Company, In forwarding 

 it, the Secretary, Mr. Hampton, writes : " By desire of the Directors of the Assam Company, I have 

 " the pleasure to forward for the acceptance of the Asiatic Society, the accompanying carved Stone, 

 "received recently from Assam." 



Read letter from Rajah Kalleekrishna Bahadoor, of 23rd June 1841, forwarding for the ac- 

 ceptance of the Society, a copy of his English version of Maha-Nataka, a dramatic Hindu work, 

 originally written in Sanscrit, together with the original, and a short account of himself. 



Read letter from Mr. Secretary Maddock, of the 28th June last, regarding the furnishing of 

 certain instruments required for the Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, proposed to be 

 established at Lucknow. 



Referred to the Officiating Curator for report. 



An iron Bar of exact linear measurement for surveying purposes, constructed by the late Mr. 

 James Prinsep, presented by his brother and executor W. Prinsep, Esq. was submitted for the 

 inspection of the Meeting. 



For all these presentations and contributions, the thanks of the Society were accorded. 



