1843.] Asiatic Society. 913 



The stock of Books which will be received by you, you will sell as opportunities offer, placing 

 proceeds to credit of the Asiatic Society, and furnish A. C. in course for information. 



I have &c. 

 Wth December, 1843. H. Torrens. 



Read the following letter from Messrs. Allen and Co. 



To the Secretary to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 The Uth June, 1843. 



Sir, — We beg to advise you of our having forwarded a case to the above address, by the ship 

 Essex, containing a marble bust of the late James Prinsep, Esq. We enclose a Bill of Lading. 



The Bust was sent to us by Professor Wilson, with instructions to forward it to the Society by an 

 early opportunity. 



We beg to annex for your information, an account of the shipping and other expences incurred 

 by us, which sum we have placed to the debit of the Society. 



We have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient Servants, 

 London, June 1 7, 1843. Wm. H. Allen & Co. 



Asiatic Society, Calcutta, London, to Messrs. Wm. H. Allen and Co. per " Essex." 



Case containing Marble Bust of J. Prinsep, value £105 

 forwarded by direction of Professor H. H. Wilson. ... £105 

 1843. Asiatic \^ Charges. 



' S a Ci pfd<iin iJwfT Entry ' Wharfar S e > Shipping expences and Bills of Lading, ... 14 



Esq. Secre- / Freight £1:7:0; Insurance on £110. at 40 per cent £2:4:0 



and policy 10s. ... ... ... 4 10 



£109 15 



Read letter from Messrs. Collett and Co. acknowledging receipt of the 49 

 (not 50 as supposed) copies of the Scinde Vocabulary, sent to them for sale. 

 Read the following letter from the Secretary to Government of India in 

 the Foreign Department : — 



No. 193. 

 Office Memorandum. 

 The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department has 

 Collection of Papers regard- tlie honor of forwarding to the Secretary of the Asiatic 

 in|thecoureeofth^Lndus,&c. Society, for deposit in the Society's Library, one copy of 



Kurrachee to Sehwan. each of the printed papers noted in the margin. 



Report on the Trade and Re- 

 sources of Kurrachee. 



Report on the Kulleeree 



Canal. 



Fort William, Foreign Department, J. Thomason, 



The 30t/i September, 1843. Secretary to the Govt, of India. 



The Secretary stated, that it had been brought to his notice by Dr. Roer, 

 the Librarian, that the present Library rules were by no means sufficient 

 for the careful and exact custody of the Books, and that some amendments 

 and additions were imperatively required. Ordered, that the Committee 

 be requested to revise the Library Regulations. 



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