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are situated with reference to neighbouring seas and the vast ocean 

 very similarly to them. 



12. In conclusion, my own persuasion is, that when sufficient 

 data are obtained to make the calculation complete, it will be 

 found that Mountain-attraction, combined with deficiency of attrac- 

 tion of the Ocean, so far affects the levelling of the instruments of 

 observation, as to cause the Survey to bring out the height of the 

 newly-discovered Mountain near Kashmir too low by 150 or 200 

 feet relatively to Mount Everest. And consequently, that if a peak 

 be found in those western Mountains, of which the height is about 

 200 feet less than that of Mount Everest according to the Survey 

 measures, I believe myself, that there will be good ground at least 

 for hesitating before we pronounce finally which of them is really 

 the king of the whole range. 



J. H. Peatt. 



Calcutta, July 21s£, 1859. 



