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Read Letter from G. T. Lushington, Esq., Commissioner of Kemaon, of 25th Janu- 

 ary, 1842, advising the dispatch per dak bangy, for presentation to the Society, of a 

 doom, or brick of Tea, which was brought to Almorah from Tuklakote by the Ex-com- 

 mandant of that place, by name Bustee Ram. Mr. Lushington writes, " The Tea 

 is packed or pressed together in the usual manner, and I suspect there is Soda or Salt 

 mixed in it ; at least I find it rather brackish in taste. One of the merchants of this 

 place, (Almorah,) who engages in the Bhote trade, tells me, that this doom is of the 

 second quality, (Junjhoo,^ and it is worth about six or seven rupees. The same 

 informant has given me the following memorandum regarding price and quality of 

 Teas brought down to Tuklakote by the Thibet traders, and there purchased by 

 our Bhotias. 



" 1st Quality, Loodhan ; value per doom, 12 rupees. 



" 2nd Quality, Junjhoo ; value per doom, 6 to 7 rupees. 



•* 3rd Quality, Chinjhoo ; value per doom, 5 to 6 rupees. 



" The doom weighs 3k to 4 seers." 



Read Letter from Lieut. S. R. Tickei.l, of 19th January, 18*2, advising depar- 

 ture of Gomes, the Taxidermist, who had left Chybassa, in consequence of having 

 caught a fever, also forwarding a bill for Gomes's pay, &c. up to the 15th January, 

 18*2, amounting to Co.'s Rs. 168 : 1. 



Lieut. Tickell writes, " He (Gomes) takes with him a chest full of such birds, 

 &c. as have been collected. 1 have sent a catalogue with it. I am now employing a 

 Mussulman to preserve whatever I can pick up in my rambles. He gets now 5 Rs. 

 a month, and has been promised more when he thoroughly knows his work ; but in 

 case of my not being successful in obtaining really valuable specimens, I shall not 

 expect the Society to remunerate me for this expence, as it is a very trifling one." 



Read observations on the genus Spathium, by M. P. Edgeworth, Esq., of the 

 Bengal Civil Service, which will be published in the Journal. 



Read Letter of 3rd February, 1842, from Mr. E. Blyth, Curator of the Museum, 

 recommending, as an able and experienced travelling Collector of Zoological speci- 

 mens, who could aid him very materially in investigating the animal productions of 

 this country, Mr. M. Holquett, a former Assistant of Monsr. Duvaucel, who offers 

 his services for a Salary of Rs. 50 per mensem, exclusive of travelling charges, 

 which are to be paid to him separately. 



The foregoing recommendation having been referred to the Committee of Papers, 



with the proposal of employing Mr. Holquett experimentally on a Salary of Rs. 40 



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