1843.] Asiatic Society. 519 



Extracts from a letter from Major Troyer were read, stating that up to 

 its date, 4th April, he had not succeeded in recovering the lost consign- 

 ment of the Mahabharata from London. See Proceedings of January 1843, 

 Vol. XII, p. 65, but that some enquiry still remained to be made. 

 Read the following letters : — 



No. 61 of 1843. 

 From T. R. Davidson, Esq. Offig. Sec. to Govt, of India, to H. Piddington, Esq. 

 Acting Sec. to the Asiatic Society. 

 Political Department. 

 Sir, — I am directed by His Honor the President in Council to transmit to you, the 

 accompanying copy of a Report by Dr. W. Jamieson, on the Geology, Zoology, &c. 

 of the Punjab and of a part of Afghanistan. 



I have the honor, to be, Sir, 

 Your most obedient humble servant, 

 Fort William, 26th April, 1843. T. R. Davidson, 



Qffg. Secy, to the Govt, of India. 



No. 559. 

 From the Sec. to Govt, of India with the Govr. General, to H. Piddington, Esq. 

 Secretary Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Foreign Department, Secret. 

 Sir, — I am desired by the Governor General to transmit to you, a Report by Captain 

 Graham on the resources of Shoa, with a view that if the Society deems fit, it may be 

 published in their Journal. You will be pleased to return the document to the Officiat- 

 ing Secretary to Government, at the Presidency, when done with. 



I have the honor, to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Agra, the \Zth May, 1843. J. Thomason, 



Secretary to the Govt, of India, 

 With the Governor General. 



H. Piddington, Esq. Qffg. Secy, to the Asiatic Society. 



Ambala, 26th April, 1843. 



Sir, — I some time ago drew out a few Notes on Moorcroft's Travels in Ladakh, and 

 on Gerard's Account of Kunawar, which my immediate superior, Mr. Clerk, thought 

 sufficiently interesting to be sent to the Governor General, and which His Lordship, 

 I have been gratified to hear, has communicated to the Asiatic Society. In some 

 Supplementary Observations on Capt. Hutton's Tour to the Spitti Valley, I make 

 mention of the Gangbal or Snow Fish, and as I have since had a portion of the skin of 

 one sent to me by the Raja of Bissehir, I have thought that I could not do better than 

 transmit it to you, although it may be that I regard as new what is well known. 



I have accordingly dispatched it to-day by Banghy to your address, and as I have 

 not sent any letter with it, I have written in the corner of the packet the word " Gang- 

 bal" in addition to my name. I have the honour, to be, Sir, 



Your very obedient servant, 



June 5th, 1813. J. D. Cunningham. 



