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Mr. Peel suggests that potatoes and other vegetables could be 

 introduced into those hills with great success. 



The Banpara tribe consists of four villages, and the mean of several 

 Assamese and Naga estimates of the number of houses given, is as 

 follows — 



Banpara, 300 houses. 



Lowghong, 200 ,, 



Oonoo, 350 ,, 



Nokorong, 50 „ 



Total, ... 900 



Mr. Peel is, however, inclined to think that 600 houses will be nearer 

 the mark, and that there are about 1200 able-bodied men. The Joboka- 

 Nagas have 5 villages with about 1200 houses and about 2000 able- 

 bodied men ; the Mootoons occupy 4 villages. Mr. Peel further notices 

 the various weapons used by the Banparas ; the spears, axes and bows 

 are of the usual form used by the Naga inhabitants of these hills. No 

 trade seems to exist between these hill tribes and the inhabitants of 

 the plains. With the exception of a very small quantity of sat, and a 

 few other things exchanged for rice, almost nothing is brought down. 



In conclusion Mr. Peel gives a short account of the occurrence of 

 several seams of coal in the lower hills south of Sibsauger. Some of the 

 coal appears to be of very good quality, judging from the conchoidal and 

 glittering fracture of' the samples obtained. A short vocabulary of the 

 Naga language is also added. 



The paper is accompanied by a series of beautiful coloured sketches, 

 illustrative of the character, habits and customs of the people, and of 

 the general character of the country. 



II. — Further notes on Chand's poems ; by F. S. Growse, M. A., C. S. 



The President read the greater part of this paper, which will be 

 shortly published in the first number of the Philological Part of the 

 Journal. 



Mr. Blochmann said that the paper just now read by the President 

 was the second paper on Chand, with which Mr. Growse had favoured 

 the Society. Mr. Growse conferred a benefit on Oriental scholars by 



