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Clmndwara ridges, including the Chiefs (Gond) recognised by Govern- 

 ment, and in possession of the Jagheers of Hurry e, Sonpur, and Pratapa- 

 ghar. The Chiefs of Hurrye and Sonpur are stone blind, and pitiable 

 objects, as you will see when the Photographs reach you. Their sons 

 appear to have inherited the disease, and will in time lose their 

 sight, the eyes of one being already affected. As soon as I have 

 completed the set, I will send you a packet of prints. The uncombed 

 heads of the wild Gond women will astonish you. Major Wood, the 

 Deputy Commissioner, has written to all the Chiefs to assist me, and I 

 find all exceedingly civil and obliging. I am getting on very rapidly 

 with my work, the forest fires not yet having interfered with my 

 observations. I have only one more principal station to visit. All 

 the rest are secondary points, but I am observing verticals of all, and 

 will furnish a complete table of heights. 



Yours very sincerely, 



J. MlTLHERAN. 



A discussion took place on the subject of this letter, and the 

 accompanying photographs, in which Mr. Blanford, Dr. Colles, Dr. 

 Oldham, Mr. Bourke, Mr. E. Bayley and others took part. 



The receipt of the following communications was announced. 



1. A memorandum on Elephants by Lieut. J. Johnstone. 



2. On the birds of the Goonah District by Dr. G. King. 



The Chairman announced, the night being far advanced, that unless 

 the contrary were particularly desired by the members, the reading of 

 the following papers announced for this evening would be postponed 

 to the meeting in May. 



1. A memorandum on Elephants. 



2. Extracts from the Narrative Report of a route Survey from 

 Nepal to Lhassa. 



Library. 

 The following additions were made to the Library since the meetin^ 

 held in March last. 



* # * The names of Donors in capitals. 



Presentations. 



Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt, 

 Wien 1866, No. 4 ;— The K. K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt. 



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