Feb. 1844.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. xix 



previously to my taking charge of the Museum, since which time the expenses of our zoological de- 

 partment have of necessity, been so much increased. I wish you to urge these matters to the Presi- 

 dent at our next meeting,— kindly send Wilson's and Cautley's notes, and am 



Yours truly, 

 February 6, 1844. E. Blyth. 



Memorandum of expenses incurred in the purchase of specimens, and of sundries required for 

 the preparation of them, including the cost of shikarees and of boys to assist the taxidermists, 

 also of correspondents, &c. connected with the Zoological Department of the Museum for the year 

 1843. 



January ~. Co.': 



February, 



March, 



April, 



May 



June, 



July, 



August, 



September, ... , 



October, 



November, 



December, 



Average, 



Add to this the cost of the new cases for the Mammalia, also two new cases in the Bird Room, 

 (holding Parrots, &c.,) and the new Insect cases. 



Read the following extract from a private note to the Secretary : — 



" I beg to call your attention to the existence of a volume in the Library of the College 

 of Fort William, which I think might more properly be transferred to that of the Asiatic 

 Society. The volume I allude to, is the manuscript original of the translation of the Dharma 

 Shastru of Munoo, by Sir W. Jones ; and a gentleman who was with me at the time that my eye fell 

 upon this volume assured me, that he could safely pronounce it to have been written by Sir William 

 himself ; if such is the case, it certainly would be deposited with more propriety in the Library of a 

 Society established by that distinguished individual himself, than in that of an establishment in no 

 way connected with him. I have reason to believe, that there are other manuscripts connected 

 with Oriental literature which ought to have been transferred to the Library of the Asiatic Society, 

 which are still buried in the Library of the College of Fort William." 



The Secretary was requested to make this the subject of a special representation 

 to Government. 



Report of the Curator Museum of Economic Geology and Geological and 

 mlneralogical departments for january, 1844. 



Geological and Mineralogical. — Mr. Heatly has obliged us with some minerals from Jubbulpore, 

 amongst which are some quartz geodes finely coated with green earth, a specimen of crystallised 

 mica, and two of zeolites, which will be additions to our cabinet as varieties. 



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