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into consideration, and submit to Government a practical scheme for 

 conducting and recording the observations throughout India. 



Read letter to the Secretary to the Asiatic Society No. 280, of the 

 same date, intimating that Government did not desire to trouble the 

 Society further on the subject, but thanking it for the trouble it was 

 believed to have taken in the matter. 



Read letter No. 46, of the 2nd instant from the Secretary to the 

 Asiatic Society, submitting the report of the Society on the question. 



Observations. 



The Government of India gladly accepted the Asiatic Society's 

 offer made in June, 1862, but the unexpected delay which subsequently 

 intervened, led to the belief that unforeseen difficulties had prevented 

 its coming to any definite conclusion as to details, so soon as it had at 

 first anticipated. This, and the communication from the Secretary of 

 State above referred to, led to the reference of the subject to the 

 Sanitary Commission. 



2nd. But the Society has rightly judged that any suggestions it 

 might make would be most welcome ; and the Governor- General in 

 Council has no doubt that the scheme it has submitted, which will 

 receive the most careful consideration, will greatly assist the Govern- 

 ment in arriving at a satisfactory decision. 



3rd. Meanwhile, however, the Survey Department, which has here- 

 tofore been nearly alone in conducting such observations as those 

 referred to, has been transferred to the control of the Home Depart- 

 ment, which has also, it is believed, some questions of a similar kind 

 submitted by the Chamber of Commerce, under its consideration. His 

 Excellency in Council considers therefore that the general question can 

 most satisfactorily be dealt with in that Department. 



Ordered that a copy of the foregoing and of the papers referred to, 

 be forwarded to the Home Department for consideration and orders, 

 with an intimation that a copy of the Report of the Sanitary Commis- 

 sion will be also furnished when received. 



No. 1343. 



Ordered also that a copy of the foregoing be transmitted to the 

 Secretary of the Asiatic Society, for the Society's information. 



Sd. H. W. Norman, Col., 



Secretary to Government of India. 



