1849.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 543 



From C. Allen, Esq. Officiating Secretary to Government N. W. P. 

 forwarding a note by Lieut. R. Strachey of the Engineers, on the snow 

 line in the Himalaya, for publication in the Journal, and requests to be 

 furnished with 100 copies of the same. 



From W. Seton Karr, Esq., Under-Secretary to Government of Ben- 

 gal, conveying (in reply to the application of the Council) the orders 

 of Government regarding the authority the Council of the Asiatic 

 Society are to exercise over the Curator of the Museum of Economic 

 Geology and his expenditure. The following reply has been received. 



No. 545. 

 From the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 To J. W. Laidlay, Esq., Joint Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



Dated Fort William, the \4th April, 1849. 

 Sir, — Your letter to the address of the Secretary to the Government of 

 India, in the Home Department, dated February last, having been transferred 

 to this Office, I am directed by the Deputy Governor of Bengal to forward, 

 in reply, a copy of a letter which was addressed to Mr. Piddington on the 

 21st November 1846, No. 761. 



2. His Honor further directs me to beg that the contingent bills of the 

 Museum of Economic Geology may be passed, as heretofore, by the Secre- 

 tary, who, as being responsible under the Society's Council for the due 

 application of the Government Grant, has the power to disallow any exces- 

 sive or unreasonable charges contained in those bills. I am also directed to 

 state that every consideration will always be given by the Government to the 

 recommendation of the Council, either for the appointment or for the re- 

 moval of the Curator. 



3. The Society are requested to correspond direct with this Office for the 

 future. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most Obedient Servant, 



W. Seton Karr, 

 Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 



No. 761. 



From G. A. Bushby, Esq., Secretary to the Government of India, 



Home Department, 



To H. Piddington, Esq. Curator Museum Economic Geology. 



Dated the 2\st November, 1846. 

 Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 

 6th instant, with enclosure, and in reply to state that the Government would 



