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stances attending the Government grant, that they have violated 

 any obligation, expressed or implied, to expend it exclusively in 

 " the circulation of works relating to the Literature, Sciences, Insti- 

 tutions and Religion of the Hindus," they are at the same time quite 

 ready to consider the expediency of introducing further changes into 

 the management of the Bibliotheca Indica. 



But absolutely and by positive rule to restrict the Bibliotheca 

 Indica to Sanskrit works, or to works relating exclusively to India, 

 would, they think, be unwise as regards the interests of Oriental 

 Scholars in Europe, and mischievous in the discouragement it would 

 afford to the cultivation of Arabic and Persian literature in this 

 country, where it possesses such ardent and able votaries. 



But it is the desire of the Society, no less than their interest, to 

 satisfy the tastes and meet the wants of the learned in Europe, and 

 recognizing you as an authoritative exponent of those tastes and 

 wants, they have every disposition to be guided in a great measure 

 by the views which you have so ably advanced for their consider- 

 ation and whilst giving you this assurance they desire to express 

 their sincere obligations for the friendly interest you have now and 

 at all times manifested in the prosperity of a Society with which 

 you have been so long and so intimately connected. 



I have, &c. 



The reply was approved and adopted; 



The election of Dr. A. Sprenger as a member of the Council and 

 Joint Secretary to the Society reported at the last meeting, was 

 confirmed under bye-law 60. 



Communications were received 



Erom Babu Eadhanath Sikdar, forwarding copy of a Meteoro- 

 logical Eegister kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for 

 the month of February last. 



Erom Mr. Assistant Secretary Oldfield, enclosing copy of a Me- 

 teorological Eegister kept at the Office of the Secretary to the 

 Government of N. W. P., Agra, for the months of Eebruary and 

 March, 1856. 



Erom Sir E. Hamilton, Bart., Agent to the Governor- General, 



