1842.] Museum of Economic Geology. 331 



No. 265. 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



General Dept. 



Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 

 27th ultimo, conveying the recommendation of the President and Com- 

 mittee of Papers of the Asiatic Society for the appointment of Mr. Pid- 

 dington as Joint Curator to the Museum of Economic Geology, with 

 reference to the orders for the formation of a Museum of Economic 

 Geology for India. 



2. — In reply I am desired to state, that the Right Honorable the Governor 

 of Bengal, with the concurrence of the Government of India, has been 

 pleased to sanction a payment from the Treasury of 250 Rupees a month 

 for the remuneration of Mr. H. Piddington in the appointment of " Joint 

 Curator" to the Museum of Economic Geology, which the President and 

 Committee propose to confer on that gentleman. The accompanying 

 Extract, Paragraph 5, from a letter dated the 23d June 1841, in the 

 Revenue Department, from the Honorable the Court of Directors, will 

 inform the Society as to the views of the Honorable the Court of 

 Directors respecting the appointment which has been thus constituted, 

 and the duties that he is expected to perform in connection with the 

 Museum of Economic Geology. 



3. — I am directed to take this opportunity of transmitting for the 

 information of the Asiatic Society, a copy of a despatch from the Court 

 of Directors, No. 14 of 1841, dated the 2d of November, and of the 

 Letter and Memorandum from Mr. Delabeche therein mentioned. 



I am, &c. &c. 



G. A. Bushby, 

 Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 

 Fort William, the 26th February, 1842. 



Extract from letter, No. 10 of 1841, from the Honorable the Court of 



Directors, in the Revenue Department, dated the 23d Mine. 



5. — We cannot doubt that much benefit may be derived from such an 



institution under proper superintendence. In order, however, to make 



it practically useful, we apprehend that it will be necessary to place it 



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