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The recommendation, on being put to the meeting, was adopted 

 unanimously. 



Read Letters — 



1st. Prom Mr. Blyth, enclosing the first part of a paper, by Dr. 

 Jerdon, on the Eeptiles of Southern India. 



2nd. From Dr. Fayrer, Rangoon, forwarding Meteorological [Re- 

 gisters, from that place, for the months of November, December and 

 January last.. 



3rd. From "W. Muir, Esq., Secretary to the Government N. W. 

 Provinces, enclosing a Meteorological Eegister kept at the Secre- 

 tariat Office, Agra, for the month of March, 1853. 



4th. From S. Bowring, Esq., sending two copies of an inscrip- 

 tion from Pehewa near Thaneswur. 



5th. From C. Allen, Esq., Officiating Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of India, forwarding a Geological Map of the Salt Range pre- 

 pared by Dr. Fleming. 



6th. From W. G. Young, Esq., Officiating Under-Secretary to 

 the Government of Bengal, communicating a report, by the Commis- 

 sioners of Assam, on the deposits of gold sand on the Banks of the 

 Jugloo River, in Assam. 



7th. From W. Elliott, Esq., Yizagapatam, communicating three 

 lists of Canarese and Telegu works published at the Telegu Press of 

 Vizagapatam, the Tamul Press of the Propaganda at Pondicherry and 

 the Presses of the German Mission on the Malabar Coast. 



The Curator in the Zoological Department and the Librarian sub- 

 mitted reports of additions made to their Departments in course of 

 the last month. 



Eead and confirmed, June 1st, 1853. 

 (Signed) J. W. Colvile. 



Report of Curator, Zoological Department. 



Sie, — In the present Eeport, I have found it convenient to combine 

 several unpublished Reports, and thus to notice under single headings the 

 various successive donations for which we are indebted to Capt. Sherwill, 

 Capt. Berdmore, Dr. Kelaart and others. 



