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Baboo Boloi Chand Singh proposed by Baboo Rajendralall Mitter, 

 and seconded by Baboo Jadava Krishna Singh. 



Maharajah Narendra Narain Bhupa of Cooeh Behar, proposed by 

 Baboo Rejendralall Mitter, and seconded by Mr. Grote. 



The President on the part of the Council moved that the Society 

 do sanction the expenditure of a sum not exceeding Eupees 500 for 

 the purchase of Books from the Library of the late Dr. Walker now 

 on sale. Sanctioned. 



Communications were received 

 1. From C. Beadon, Esq., Secy. Government of India, Foreign 

 Department, enclosing copy of a letter to the Government of Bombay 

 from Her Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar reporting the arrival at that 

 place of Captains Burton and Speke on their return from the Equa- 

 torial African expedition and enclosing a sketch map of their route 

 by Captain Speke. 



The following is the letter : — 

 Erom Captain C. P. Bigby, 



Her Majesty' 's Consul and British Agent, Zanzibar. 

 To H. L. Anderson, Esq. 



Secretary to Govt., Bombay, 



Zanzibar, March V7th, 1859. 

 Sir, — I have the honor to report, for the information of the Right 

 Honorable the Governor in Council, the safe arrival at this port on 

 the 5th instant of Captains Burton and Speke of the East African 

 Expedition. Both these officers were suffering from the effects of 

 exposure and privations, but are already considerably improved in 

 health, and they proceed to Aden, in an American vessel, which sails 

 in a few days. 



The objects contemplated in sending this expedition into East 

 Africa appear to have been most successfully carried out as far as the 

 limited time and means at disposal would admit of the exploration of 

 so vast an extent of country. 



The Lake of Tanganyika situated about 600 miles from the East 

 Coast, and never before visited by any white man, has been discovered 

 and partially surveyed. Captain Speke travelled alone through an 

 unknown country for about 5 degrees to the North East of Lake 

 Tanganyaka and discovered the Lake Nyanza, a vast sheet of water 

 extending North and South. The south extremity of this Lake is 



