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N. A. Bellctty, Esq., Civil Assistant, Topographical Survey of India, 

 proposed by Captain H. H. G. Austen, and seconded by Mr. Grote. 



Dr. J. J. Wood, officiating Garrison Assistant Surgeon, Fort 

 "William, proposed by Dr. Ewart, and seconded by Dr. Partridge. 



The Council reported that they have elected the following gentle- 

 men to fill up vacancies in the several Committees. 



In the Library Committee, — H. B. Medlicott, Esq., and Cumar 

 Harendra Krishna Deva. 



In the Natural History Committee, — H. B. Medlicott, Esq., 

 V. Ball, Esq., Dr. J. Ewart, and, Mr. Justice Norman. 

 In the Statistical Committee, — Mr. Justice Phear. 

 In the Linguistic Section of the Ethnological Committee, — 

 Mr. Justice Markby. 



A letter was read from Lieutenant- Colonel H. Raban, intimating 

 his desire to withdraw his name from the Society. 

 Letters were read — 



7. From the Director of Public Instruction, forwarding a copy of 

 Mr. Co well's Report on the Toles of Nuddea. 



No. 1547. 

 From the Director of Public Instruction, 

 To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



Dated Fort William, 9th April, 1867. 

 Sir, — I have the honor to forward herewith, for the information of 

 the Asiatic Society, a copy of a report on the Sanskrit Toles of Nuddea 

 by Mr. E. B. Cowell, late Principal of the Sanskrit College. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, 

 Your most obedient Servant, 



W. S. Atkinson, 

 Director of Public Instruction. 



From E. B. Cowell, Esq., late Principal, Sanskrit College, Calcutta, 

 to W. S. Atkinson, Esq., Director of Public Instruction, — (dated 

 the 19th January, 1867._) 



Sir, — I have the honor to forward you my Nuddea Report. As I 

 have added at the end some remarks on its necessary defects and the 

 causes of my long delay in sending it, I need not repeat them here. 



