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ings; and that sufficient progress has been made to warrant my undertaking to com- 

 plete it in the course of a few weeks. 



The MS. notes, however, I regret to add, have not been found up to the present 

 time, but they can scarcely have been abstracted from the Museum. Their value 

 was, indeed not great, as they consisted almost entirely of descriptions and slight 

 dissections of well-known species, the localities of which were alone new, and these 

 are further noted on the drawings : but I am surprised beyond measure at the non-ap- 

 pearance of the papers, and do not offer the foregoing opinion regarding their value 

 as any extenuation of the annoying circumstance of our not being at present able to 

 find them. 



I have, on several occasions, looked over the papers, with the intention of preparing 

 for the press what little could be extracted from them ; and to the best of my recollec- 

 tion have always returned them to the charge of our late Sub-librarian Mr.F. Bouchez, 

 since the period of whose leaving I have never consulted the MS. in question, and 

 had no idea but that it would be immediately forthcoming when 1 lately applied for 

 it. I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 

 Asiatic Society's Museum, September 21, 1844. E. Blyth. 



Resolved, — The letter from the Zoological Curator having been read, the Sub-Com- 

 mittee deem it necessary to place on record for report to the Society the expres- 

 sion of their extreme regret and surprise at the annoying circumstance, as noted by Mr. 

 Blyth, of the non-appearance of these notes. The Sub-Committee further desire to 

 observe, that Mr. Blyth's assurance that the preparation of the letter-press will be com- 

 pleted in a few weeks is the most satisfactory declaration which it has yet fallen to 

 their lot to report with reference to the important duty confided to them. 



The Sub-Committee propose in consequence of the above assurance, to proceed with 

 the printing of the letter-press as it is prepared, in order that the plates already finished 

 may be published at the earliest possible date. 



The report of the Committee was considered as satisfactory, and adopted 

 by the meeting. 



Read the following letter from Government, and extract of dispatch ac- 

 companying it : — 



Duplicate. 

 No. 2288. 



From the Under Secretary to the Government of Bengal, to the Vice President and 

 Secretary to the Asiatic Society, dated Fort William, \1th September, 1844. 



Sir, — I am directed to transmit the accompanying copy of a letter from the 

 Hon'ble the Court of Directors, No. 15, dated the 29th May last, with enclosure; 

 also a transcript of a Circular addressed to the Civil Officers in this Presidency, and to 



