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therefore suggest to the Soeiety to go on with their work, and to publish 

 within the space of five years in which the Sanhita of the Rig will be printed 

 in London, another part of the Vedas, for instance, the Sanhita of the Yajur, 

 which is of equal importance. Thus the wishes of the Directors and the 

 learned public would be gratified, two parts, instead of one, of the important 

 work at once appearing, and we would at the same time redeem the pledge 

 which the Society for a long time has owed to the Directors. In conclusion I 

 beg to draw the attention of the Society to the circumstance, that an edition 

 of the Vedas in India possesses an advantage which is altogether wanting in 

 Europe. Even the most distinguished scholar has to make a new study for 

 the Vedas to master their language and grammar, but while in Europe he is 

 limited to his own resources, he can here at every stage of the work avail 

 himself of the assistance of Pundits, by which, to say the least, the publica- 

 tion must be greatly accelerated. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient Servant, 



E. Roek, 

 Co- Secretary, Asiatic Society, Oriental Dept. 



The Council regarding this proposal as deserving attentive consider- 

 ation, recommended that the Oriental Section be solicited to report upon 

 it at their earliest convenience for the information of the Society. 



Dr. Roer also having most liberally proposed to place as much of 

 the text and commentary of the Rig Veda as he had already prepared 

 for the press, at the disposal of the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, 

 the Council recommended Dr. Roer's offer for the acceptance and thanks 

 of the Society. 



Some discussion ensued as to the expediency of discontinuing the 

 preparation of the Rig Veda on the unofficial communication above 

 refered to. 



It was observed, that having commenced in this country where 

 greater facilities for accuracy and expedition existed, a text and com- 

 mentary with translation, after much delay and application of the 

 Oriental funds to other general uses of the Society, it must be desired 

 not too hastily to drop the task, except with the exact knowledge of 

 what was doing and wished to be done by the Home authorities. 



Accordingly, on the proposition of Mr. Bushby, it was carried by a 

 majority, that pending the reply to an immediate reference to the India 



