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Society should afford all assistance in its power to further an undertaking of 

 this kind, Dr. Miiller's publication is made under the auspices of the Court 

 of Directors. 



2. Dr. Weber from Berlin, has sent a specimen of his edition of the 

 Vajasaneyi Sanhita, or the Sanhita of the White Yajur Veda, for the inspec- 

 tion of the Society. The first parts of the first and second volumes (each of 

 160 pages) will probably appear in March, at Co.'s Its. 10. The whole work 

 is to contain : I. Vajasaneya Sanhita, with the commentary of Madhava. 2. 

 Sata Patha Brdhmana, with extracts from the commentaries of Madhava, 

 Parswami and Dwiveda Ganga. 3, Katydyana Sranta Sutra, with extracts 

 from the commentaries of Yajnaka Deva, — all three works accompanied with 

 complete indexes. The whole is calculatad for 7 Rs., of about 320 pages each. 



The author requests the patronage of the Asiatic Society for his under- 

 taking, and as its success partly depends on the number of subscribers, J 

 would propose that the Society subscribe for twenty copies, to be paid from 

 the Oriental Fund. 



3. In a letter received by the last overland mail, Mr. Koenig repeats a 

 request, made by him already sometime ago, that the Society be pleased to 

 despatch to him regularly every month, through Messrs. Allan & Co. 25 

 copies of the Asiatic Journal, either on payment or in return of books 

 printed in Germany, or in countries connected with it. As there are a great 

 number of Oriental works printed in Germany that are not in our Library 

 I would suggest that Mr. Koenig's proposal be accepted by the Society. I 

 annex a list of some of the works, alluded to. (No. 1.) 



4. With a view to procure a more extensive circulation for the Bibliotheca 

 Indica and to make the best use of the works, patronised by the Society, I 

 beg to recommend : — 



1. That a copy of the Bibliotheca Indica and of Dr. Hseberlin's Sanscrit 

 Anthology, be presented to such Societies and scholars as have favoured the 

 Society with their publications. I forward, for the approval of the Society, 

 a list of parties entitled to this mark of attention on the part of the 

 Society. (No. 2.) 



2. That the Members of the Oriental Section should also receive a copy of 

 the Oriental Journal. 



3. That a copy of Mr. Hodgson's work, " On the Aborigines of India, 

 and of Mr. Laidlay's translation of Fa Hian from the French, be given to such 

 Members of the Society as may apply for them. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your most Obedient Servant, 



E. Roek, 

 Co- Secretary Asiatic Society, Oriental Department, 



