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Chinese and the Turanian races ; or to the singular fertility (unequal- 

 led in this part of the world, unless perhaps by that of the valley of 

 Cashmere,) which is displayed on one side of Kliotan, contrasted on 

 the other by that phenomenon, which is, I believe, in some respects 

 still a puzzle to geologists, namely, the growing desert ; or lastly, to 

 the important political questions which are proposed by the author : — 

 in whichever of these aspects we regard the subject of Mr. Johnson's 

 paper, it appears to me to afford us many topics of unusual interest, 

 and I have great pleasure in now inviting discussion upon them." 



Mr. Gr. Campbell and Mr. W. T. Blanford offered a few remarks on 

 the paper, and the thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to 

 the author. 





