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mutual co-operation, and interchange of publications and of the pro- 

 ductions peculiar to India and this colony; a system of reciprocity 

 which it is manifest must tend to further the interests, views, and 

 objects of all such associations." 



It was resolved that the Society express their willingness to concur 

 in such co-operation so far as practicable, and that the Secretary 

 forward to the Royal Society of Van Dieman's Land a copy of such 

 volumes of the Society's Journal and Researches as may be available. 



Read a letter from W. Seton Karr, Esq., Under Secretary to the 

 Government of Bengal, presenting on the part of Government, a highly 

 finished map of the district of Balasore for the use of the Museum of 

 Economic Geology. 



From the same, forwarding for deposit in the library of the Society, 

 a copy of M. Eugene Burnouf's edition of the Bhagavat Purana. 



This superb specimen of typography, unquestionably one of the 

 finest editions of an oriental work ever published, excited the warm 

 admiration of the meeting. The best thanks of the Society were 

 ordered to be returned for this donation. 



From Capt. F. C. Minchin, Private Secretary to his honor the Lieut.- 

 Governor, North- Western Provinces, forwarding for publication in the 

 Society's Journal, an interesting letter from Lieut. R. Strachey, giving 

 a brief sketch of his recent meteorological and geographical observa- 

 tions at Niti and its neighbourhood. 



From Dr. H. Falconer, enclosing a letter from Dr. Asa Gray, 

 Corresponding member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 

 Massachusetts, presenting to the Society a copy of the proceedings 

 of that Academy. 



From Dr. A. Weber, presenting a copy of the first number of the 

 first part of his edition of the Vajasaneya Sanhita published in Berlin. 



From Henry Torrens, Esq., V. P. protesting in the strongest terms 

 against the dismissal of the Mauluvi, in whose charge the Arabic and 

 Persian books and manuscripts had until lately remained. Mr. Torrens 

 pointed out the extreme care requisite for the proper preservation of 

 such works, and offered, rather than any risk of injury should arise 

 from the dismissal of the Mauluvi, to maintain that officer at his own 

 charge ; if the Society would sanction his re-appointment. — The Secre- 

 tary was directed to explain to Mr. Torrens that while the Council of 



