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H. W. Elliott, Esq. C. S., Sec. to Govt, of India, proposed by Dr. 

 Roer, seconded by Mr. Bnshby. 



John Johnstone, Esq., proposed by Mr. R. W. G. Frith, seconded by 

 Mr. Laidlay. 



Capt. Thos. Brodie,' 5th N. I. Principal Assistant Commissioner, 

 Sibsagur, Assam, proposed by Major Jenkins, seconded by Dr. Roer. 



Lieut. Ed. Tuite Dalton, 9th Regt. N. I. Asst. to Comr. of Assam, 

 proposed by Major Jenkins, seconded by Dr. Roer, 



C. B. Skinner, Esq. proposed by Mr. Laidlay, seconded by Dr. 

 O'Shaughnessy. 



F. E. Hall, Esq. of Harvard College, United States, proposed by the 

 Lord Bishop, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Pratt. 



Read letters from Secretary to the Government of India, Home De- 

 partment. 



From G. A. Bushby, Esq. 



Secy, to the Govt, of India, to Senior Secretary to the Asiatic Society 

 Home Department. 



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

 16th ultimo, and to state that the Society's application to be permitted to 

 indent on the Hon'ble Company's Dispensary for a monthly supply of 10 

 gallons of Spirits of Wine for the preservation of specimens in the Zoological 

 Museum, has been submitted to the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, under 

 whose authority the present monthly payment of 50 Rs. is made to the Society 

 for the cost of preparing specimens and maintaining collections of natural 

 history. 



2. I am at the same time directed to request you will place before the 

 Society the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Hon'ble Court, dated 

 the 17th February last, No. 5, in which they convey their acknowledgments 

 for the contributions made by the Society to the Museum at the East India 

 House, and request that specimens of new subjects illustrative of the Natural 

 History of India, may be furnished as they are discovered and collected. 



I have the honor to be, 



Sir, 

 Your most Obedient Servant, 



G. A. Bushby, 

 Secy, to the Govt, of India. 

 Council Chamber, the 24th April, 184/. 



