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1 have little doubt the collection is artificial — but I am quite at a loss to imagine 

 how, and by whom, it could have been made. 



As a matter of curiosity, I have thought it right to send you some of the shells, 

 bo mcs and horns, with the above brief account. The discovery has been a fortunate 

 one for me, in supplying me with an enormous quantity of the finest lime for my 

 numerous bridges. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient Servant, 



H. Carre Tucker. 



Magistrate and Collector. 

 Coruckpore, 26th January, 1847. 



Letters were read — 



From the Secretary to the Superintendent of Marine, forwarding 

 Meteorological Registers kept at Kyook Phyoo. 



From the Society of Antiquarians of London, presenting the 31st vol. 

 of the Archseologia. 



From Captain Kittoe, respecting his late investigations of the Bud- 

 dhist remains in the Gyah district, and announcing despatch of several 

 sculptures and inscriptions. 



To the Secretaries of the Asiatic Society. 



Dear Gentlemen, — I had intended being present at this meeting but am 

 prevented, and as I had reserved my different papers as well as collection of Behar 

 Inscriptions for the same occasion, they must also stand over for the next meeting. 



The papers I have prepared are as follows : — 



1. Notice of the Ruins and Temple of Oomga near Sherghatti, and inscriptions- 

 &c. 



2. Notice of the Viharas and Chaityas of Behar. 



3. Notice of the Buddhist sculptures at Bodh Gyah. 



4. Notice of the hills, caves and inscriptions, &c. of Barabar near Gyah. 

 With illustrations on a scale suited to the Journal, and ready for lithographing 



according to the plan suggested in a late letter to you on that subject. 



I have the pleasure to state that I have despatched several cart loads of sculp- 

 tures, &c. for our Museum, as well as a few Geological specimens. 



I beg to invite the attention of the Geological branch or department to the sub- 

 ject of the mineral productions of the country south of Hazaribaugh, which I have 

 lately passed through. The valley 10 miles south of the Dorunda road, the streams 

 of which run westward exhibits the sandstone of the coal formation to a great 

 extent ; it was in this valley that coal was found six or seven years back. Above 

 the rock and on the hills which separate it from the valley of the Deo Mad or 

 Damooda, is a vast deposit of iron ore which supplies '!»•>■ province of Behar— 



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