cxxxvi Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Dec. 1844. 



Government for Lieut. Yule's papers on the Coal Formations at Cheera Poonjee, as 

 without previous sanction, the Board are not at liberty to grant copies (or originals) 

 of any public documents. 



2. The Board desire me to express their thanks for the very polite and liberal offer 

 of the map and memoir of the course of the Nerbudda, by Lieut. Shakespear, and re- 

 quest to be favoured with 6 copies, if so many can be conveniently spared. 



Fort William, Military Board 



Office, 2bth October, 1844. J. Green, Secretary, 



From the Secretary to the Government of North West Provinces : — 



No. 901. 



From A. Shakespear, Esq. Asst. Secy, to the Government N. W. P. Agra, to H. 



Tor ren s, Esq. Secy. Asiatic Society Calcutta, dated Agra, the 2d Oct, 1844. 

 Genl. Depart. N. W. P. 



Sir,— I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th ultimo, 

 and to state that His Honor will be glad to receive 100 spare copies of the Note on 

 the Nerbuddah, and of the map of that river at the cost price.* 

 Agra, the Id Oct. 1844. A. Shakespear. 



Asst. Secy, to the Govt. N. W. P. 

 No. 1031. 



From A. Shakespear, Esq. Asst. Secy, to Govt. N. W. P., to the Secy. Asiatic So- 

 ciety, Calcutta, dated the bth Nov. 1844. 



Genl. Depart. 



Sir, — I am desired to place at the disposal of the Asiatic Society for publication 

 in their Journal, the accompanying " Notes on the subject of the Kamaon, and Ro- 

 hilcund Turaee," compiled by J. H. Batten, Esq. Senior Assistant Commissioner, 

 Kamaon proper. 

 Agra, the bth Nov. 1844. A. Shakespear, 



Asst. Secy, to Govt. N. W. P. 



From the Secretary to the Government of India : — 

 No. 792, of 1844. 



From F. CvRRiu.,Esq. Secy, to the Govt, of India, to the Secy, to the Asiatic So- 

 ciety, dated Fort William, the 9th Nov. 1844. 



Foreign Depart Secret. 



Sir,— By direction of the Governor General in Council, I have the honor to trans- 

 mit to you for such notice as the Society may deem them to merit, the accompanying 

 papers received from Major R. Leech, C. B. containing information of certain coun- 

 tries little known to Europeans, lying beyond the Indus and Cabool rivers. 



2. You will be pleased to return the original papers when no longer required. 

 Fort William, the 9th Nov. 1844. F. Currib, 



Secy, to the Govt, of India. 



* No charge is made by the Society for these returns for the courtesy of Government, the Society 

 considering it as one of its first duties to aid as much as possible in all matters connected with the 

 public service or the diffusion of knowledge.— ids. 



