1842.] Museum of Economic Geology. 327 



Superintending Engineers, forwarding a copy of Captain Tremenheere's 

 Memoir, agreeably to Mr. Piddington's suggestion. 



I have, &c. &c. 



G. A. Bushby, 

 Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 

 Fort William, the 1st December, 1841. 



Extract from letter No. 13 of 1841, from the Honorable the Court of 

 Directors, in the Revenue Department, under date the 8th September. 



2. — We have transmitted a copy of Mr. Piddington's Report to 

 Mr. Delabeche, the Director of the Museum of Economic Geology 

 in this country, and we have informed that gentleman, that we shall be 

 happy to receive from him for transmission to you, any communication 

 which he may desire to make on the subject of that Report, as well as 

 any further specimens which it may be in his power to add to the col- 

 lection. 



3. — We desire that you will transmit to us any specimens which 

 you may be enabled to collect of objects, which in your opinion may be 

 appropriately presented to the Institution over which Mr. Delabeche 

 presides. 



(A true Extract,) 



G. A. Bushby, 

 Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 



Circular No. 31. 

 To the Superintending Engineers. 



I am instructed by the Military Board to send for circulation to the 

 Officers of Public Works under your control, the copy of Mr. Secretary 

 Bushby's letter No. 432 of 24th March last, and copies of a Memoran- 

 dum drawn up by Captain Tremenheere, regarding the establishment in 

 Calcutta of a Museum of Economic Geology, and to request that you 

 will invite the co-operation of the Executive Officers of your circle in 

 the attainment of the proposed end. 



2. — The Memoir contains full instructions as to the manner in which 

 the co-operation of officers may be best effected. It shews what speci- 



