May, 1845.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. xli 



India by Messrs. W. H. Allen and Co. from surveys executed under the orders^ of the 

 Hon'ble East India Company, which Map is the most complete at present procurable, 

 and to request that you will have the goodness to present it to the Society on my behalf. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 

 Your obedt. Servant, 



W. W. Bird. 

 London, February 18, 1845. 



Read the following letter from Mr. H. B. Konig at Bonn : — 



To H. Piddington, Esq. Sub-Secretary of the Asiatic Society, Bengal. 

 Sir, — I have the honour to inform you that I have duly received, through the agents 

 of the Asiatic Society, Messrs. Allen and Co., the books directed to me, and offer now my 

 best thanks for this valuable communication. 



Messrs. Allen and Co. will direct to you the following of my publications : 



6 Script. Arabum 

 12 Radices Ling. Pracritiana 

 12 Panini, eight books 



3 Malawica, Agnimitre 

 12 Radices Ling. Sanscrita 

 12 Meghaduta 

 12 Sacuntala 



3 Lassen's Zeitschrift, part IV. V. VI. 16 



6 Lassen's Indien I. 1. 



I hope the Society may accept these works as a sign of my highest respect. As 

 Sanscrit Literature is much cultivated in Germany, and many works published in India 

 are not to be procured, even in London, I should be particularly obliged, if the 

 Society would have the goodness, to cause about 10 or 15 copies of all works, formerly 

 or lately published in India, to be forwarded to me, for immediate prompt payment, or 

 instruct its agents to let the works be delivered to me at the prices fixed by the Society. 



H. B. Konig. 

 Bonn, 5th December, 1844. 



With reference to Mr. Konig' s request to be supplied with a number of 

 copies of all the Sanscrit works published in Calcutta, the Secretary 

 stated that Dr. Roer had prepared a list of Sanscrit works published 

 in Calcutta, which he now presented, from which it appeared that 10 

 or 15 copies of each would amount to a very considerable sum. He 

 further suggested that as a part of these works had been published by 

 the School Book Society it was possible that body might be willing to 

 send Mr. Konig their publications through the Society. He was here- 

 upon authorized to refer to the School Book Society in the first instance, 

 and for the details of this application to the Committee of Papers, when 

 a scheme of returns could be finally made up and determined upon by 

 the Society. 



