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time that the bark decomposes the salt has completed its crystallization. 

 The pits last, without requiring repair, for about six years ; and yield 

 salt every year after the first produce. 



The following is an average account of expense and produce. 

 Produce of first 3 years Expence. 



from outlay, mds, 1,500 Outlay for 6 pukka reservoirs at 50 \ „ 



4th 830 per each J 



5th 830 Expence of drawing water for 6 yrs. \ . 



6th 830 at 25 Rs. per ann J 



Mds. of 92 Sa. Wt.... 3,990 Sa. Rs.... 450 



The salt is stored without any care or trouble, a pit is dug as close to 

 the salt pans as possible averaging 8 cubits deep and* — diameter, into 

 this the salt is thrown ; tenacious clayey earth is then spread over it and 

 the outer surface of the pit raised slightly higher than the surrounding 

 ground. 



X. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 Wednesday Evening, 2nd May, 1838. 



The Honorable Sir Edward Ryan, President, in the chair. 



Dr. Chas. Huffnagle, proposed at the last meeting, was elected a mem. 

 ber of the Society. 



H. V. Bayley, Esq. C. S. was proposed by H. T. Prinsep, Esq., second- 

 ed by Sir E. Ryan. 



Lieutenant C. B. Young, Engineers, was proposed by the Secretary, se- 

 conded also by the President. 



Letters from Dr. C. J. Macdonald, M. C. Ommanney, Esq. and Lieut. 

 H. Bigge, acknowledged their election. 



Establishment. 



The Secretary announced that Mr. Kittoe's appointment to the survey 

 of the new line of dak road to Bombay, had left the curatorship and libra- 

 ri .'in ship vacant, whereon 



Mr. Alexander Csoma, Korosi, was unanimously elected Librarian, 

 on the arrangement formerly offered him. 



After some discussion as to the best mode of conducting the manage- 

 ment of the museum, it was proposed by Professor O'Shaughnessy, second- 

 ed by the President, 



That Mr. George Evans, be appointed Curator on the same allowance 

 as was granted to Dr. Pearson. 



The Secretary further stated that the repairs of the house, which he 

 had intended to have committed to Mr. Kittoe's care, now required a pro- 

 fessional superintendance, when it was determined to employ Mr. Rowb 

 of Sheriff and Co.'s establishment. 



Library. 



A letter was received from Dr. John Redman Coxe, Prof. Mat. Med. 

 Univ. Pensyl. forwarding the following publications in which he had been 

 engaged at different periods, for presentation to the Society. Some of 

 them had previously been presented through the late Dr. Hunter. 



An inquiry into the claims of Harvey to the discovery of the circulation of 

 the blood. 



* The diameter is always proportioned to the quantity of salt to be stored. 



