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The recommendations, being put to the meeting seriatim, were 

 unanimously approved. 



Communications were received — 



1. From Eev. J. Garrett of Bangalore, enclosing lists of Cana- 

 rese works published in Bangalore. 



2. From Eajah Ishri Prasad Bahadur of Benares, forwarding a 

 Catalogue of Hindi and Urdu books contained in his library. 



3. From W. Muir, Esq., Secretary to the Government of the 

 N. W. Provinces, forwarding Meteorological Eegister kept at the 

 Secretariat Office, Agra, for the month of February last. 



4. From E. C. Bayley, Esq., enclosing a short and imperfect 

 inscription from Pinjore given to him by Mr. L. Bowring of the Civil 

 Service, and for deciphering which, he has not the necessary references 

 at hand. Mr. B. sends also a copy of the Khunniarah inscription, on 

 the subject of which he observes : — 



" I send you also the Khunniarah inscription, or at least a native 

 copy of it ; I am sorry it is so disappointing j there are two stones, on 

 one of which is the upper on the other the lower line. The actual 

 letters are said to be four or five inches high, so that this is a mere 

 copy taken by hand. I will endeavour to go myself and get an impres- 

 sion, if you think it worth while. Having once set about this work, 

 I find several inscriptions exist, of which I am getting copies.' 

 There is one in the great temple at Kangra, but the copy brought 

 me, was too carelessly made to be worth sending. I have read it 

 however in part, and find it gives three names in the Bansavalis, 

 Megh Chand, Dhurm Chand and Sansar Chand. Of the former I 

 have coins. The date of the inscription, I unfortunately cannot read 

 in the copy, but it must be about 1500 to 1510 Sambat. There are 

 other inscriptions in the fort, one of which is clearly dated 1434 

 Sambat Vikrama Deba; but unluckly it is so defaced that I have 

 not succeeded in getting any thing else out of it, yet this is also 

 the case with a short one, bearing date 1260 Sambat, but I am still 

 trying to see if I may not get it made more legible by care. Of 

 coins also, I have got another, king Apurwa Chand, and two others 

 still undeciphered ; but I dare say, I shall shortly get other speci- 

 mens to work out these, and give me one or two names." 



5. From Captain Cunningham, explaining the cause of the delay 



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