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in the Zoological Department, and his desire to assist and forward them. 

 The best thanks of the Society were voted for this very liberal donation. 



The following note from the Librarian, addressed to the Secretary, was 

 read : — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



•Sir, — I have the honour to forward to you the enclosed note of Mr. J. Thornason's, 

 who desires me to bring to your notice, that some papers, published by the Royal 

 Asiatic Society and the Bombay Branch Society are not in our Library. 



The papers alluded to, are contained in the Transactions of the R. A. S. and the 

 Journal of the B. B. S., and with regard to these publications I beg to state, that we 

 have received only the first three volumes of the Transactions of the R. A. S.,* and 

 there are only a few numbers of the above-mentioned Journal in our Library. 



As these publications are most intimately connected with the progress of Oriental 

 learning, I beg leave to propose, that they should be procured for the Library. 



°2Srd August, 1843. Your most obedient servant, 



E. Roer. 



It was ordered, that the works alluded to be completed for the Library. 



Read the following letter, accompanying a valuable donation of rare 



Books by the Honorable Sir H. Seton, for which the thanks of the Society 



were voted :— 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — As it appears by the Catalogue lately published, that the Library of the 



Society, among the works published by the Record Commission, does not contain 



the Calendars of the Proceedings in Chancery in the Reign of Elizabeth, I beg to 



present it with a copy of them, together with an unpublished Tract relating to 



their contents. I have the honor to be, &c. 



Calcutta, 24sth August, 1843. H. W. Seton. 



Read the following letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government 



of Bengal, sanctioning an allowance of Co's. Rupees 64 per mensem, for 



the expenses of the Museum of Economic Geology : — 



No. 842. 



From Under 'Secretary to the Government of Bengal to H. Torrens, Esq. Vice-President 



and Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — With reference to the second paragraph of my letter, No. 691, of the 3rd 



instant, I am directed to inform you, that the Honorable the Deputy Governor of 



Bengal, with the concurrence of the Government of India, is pleased to sanction the 



monthly sum of Co's. Rs. 64, for establishment and contingencies of tbe Museum of 



Economic Geology. 1 have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Fort William, 5lst July 1843. A. Turnbull, 



Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 



* The Transactions of the R. A. S. arc now published in the form of a Journal, which the 

 Library possesses. 



