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ed for transmission to England, as the original packing may in many 

 cases be insufficient, but as this would involve much risk of dis- 

 placing labels, &c, (which might impair the scientific value of 

 specimens) it should be done only by the individuals who collected 

 them, if forthcoming ; by any other hands, the packing should be 

 confined as much as possible to the cases themselves, and avoid any 

 turning over of the contents. Every thing should be completely 

 closed in soldered tin-plates. 



24. With this view, I recommend that the instruments and 

 papers specified in list No. 5, be taken from Hurkishen, sealed, 

 packed, and deposited in the Commissioner's Office at Almorah, 

 against further orders, and himself and two men then dismissed 

 after payment of the 120 Eupees due to them (as shown above), the 

 things mentioned in list No. 6 (of very little value) being disposed 

 of as the Commissioners may direct. It is a question whether after 

 this Hurkishen should not be sent to Deyrab, to repack the collec- 

 tions which he left in the Surveyor's Office there, being remuner- 

 ated for the job by a further payment of 50 Eupees or to. Colonel 

 Waugh might be consulted on this point. 



25. I am further of opinion, that Government should call upon 

 some of their officers in the Punjaub, to repor* any information they 

 may be able to get about Adolphe Schlagintweit, and to take mea- 

 sures, such as suggested above, for the preservation of any collec- 

 tions, manuscripts, and instruments that may come within their 

 reach, the whole of which things should be sent after the rains to 

 the Secretary to Government at Allahabad, who could make further 

 arrangements for their transmission to England in one batch. The 

 parties best to be consulted are — 



The Deputy Commissioner at Kangra. 



His Assistant in Kullu. 



The Deputy Commissioner at Simla. 



Any Government Agent in Kashmir or Ladak. 



The Surveyor General at Deyrah. 



His Assistants in Cashmir and Ladak. 



The Eeverend A. W. Heyde, German Missionary at Kye- 



lang, in Lahaul of Kullu. 

 Maharaja Eanbir Sing of Kashmir, and Billah Sah ; his 



Collector of customs in Ladak. 



