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Ordnance Geological Survey, Haverfordwest, 



South Wales, 9th Sept., 1841. 

 James Melvill, Esq. &c. &c. &c. 



Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communi- 

 cation of the 2d instant, accompanied by the report to which it refers of 

 Mr. Piddington, on a collection of specimens taken to India by Captain 

 Tremenheere, as a basis for a collection for a Museum of Economic 

 Geology in India. 



As the Court of Directors of the East India Company were pleased 

 to say that they would be happy to receive any communication on the 

 subject which I might make, I have ventured to send the accompanying 

 memorandum, and have therein given a brief account of the Museum 

 of Economic Geology, established under Her Majesty's Government, for 

 the information of the Directors. 



Permit me through you to return the Directors my sincere thanks 

 for their kind offer of sending specimens from India to our Museum. 

 Every thing which relates to the Metallurgical processes of India would 

 be highly valuable : specimens of steel, such as is used for arms, would 

 be particularly so. Ores of the useful metals, and any information 

 relating to their mode of occurrence would be very acceptable. Models, 

 or drawings from which models could be constructed, of any of the 

 native mining machinery, methods of reducing the metals, or tools used 

 in mining, would be valuable, however simple these contrivances may be. 



Perhaps you will do me the favour to assure the Dirrectors, that if 

 they may consider any service I can render in the formation of the pro- 

 posed Museum at all desirable at any time, I shall esteem myself fortu- 

 nate in being able to afford it. 



(Signed) H. F. Delabeche, 

 Director, Ordnance Geological Survey. 



Memorandum respecting a Proposed Museum of Economic Geology in 



India. 



Not being aware of how far the Directors of the East India Company 

 may be desirous of forming in India a Museum of Economic Geology, 

 similar to that established under Her Majesty's Government in this 

 country, modifying it only to suit the difference of conditions existing 

 in the respective countries, or may be informed of the exact character 



