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lithographs confirmed him in the belief that the funds of the Society- 

 had been most improvidently wasted. The sets of Cantor's collection 

 had cost Rs. 2561, being 183 Rs. each set — now he had much experience 

 in the expense of lithographs, and would pledge himself to produce 

 plates infinitely superior to those now before the Society at the cost of 

 from 5 to 10 Rupees per 100. Whether vouchers were forthcoming or 

 not was now of no consequence. The money had been irrecoverably lost, 

 but to guard against future extravagance of this kind he proposed, that, 

 " no future outlay take place for drawings of any kind without regular 

 estimates being in the first place submitted to and approved by a general 

 meeting." 



Dr. 0' Shauyhnessy having seconded the resolution it was unani- 

 mouslv carried. 



We must not allow the present occasion to pass without adverting 

 to the highly interesting lecture on the Buddhistical remains of Gyah 

 and its neighbourhood, delivered in the Society's hall, on the 31st ult. 

 by Capt. Kittoe. As the substance of the lecture is contained in the 

 various papers handed to the Secretaries by that gentleman for publi- 

 cation in the Journal, it is unnecessary to give any more extended 

 notice of it here ; but we may mention that there was a goodly attend- 

 ance of both members and strangers, who appeared much gratified 

 with the instruction and entertainment of the evening. We trust that 

 Capt. Kittoe' s good example will be followed by others whose researches 

 admit of communication in the same agreeable form. 



