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may have collected during your explorations, may be left by you 

 at Eed Biver, on your return, with the other property of the 

 Government belonging to the expedition, to await the orders of 

 the Government, with the other articles referred to in the tenth 

 paragraph of my letter of the 14th inst. 



14. I am to add that his Excellency, having every confidence 

 in your judgment and discretion, does not wish to trammel you 

 with more detailed instructions, and that you are left at liberty 

 to make any other exploration, in addition to those particularly 

 named therein, should you, upon information obtained in the 

 locality, deem it desirable for the general purposes of the ex- 

 pedition. 



15. It is hardly necessary to state that you will be held 

 responsible for the conduct, diligence, and fidelity of the party 

 under your charge. 



16. With a view to distinguish your branch of the expedition 

 for the present year, it will be convenient to designate it as the 

 4f Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition ; by 

 this title therefore you will describe it in your reports. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



T. J. J. Lor an gee, 



Secretary. 



Henry Y. Hind, Esq., Toronto. 



I am indebted to Mr. F. B. Meek, of Washington, 

 U.S., for the description of the Cretaceous fossils collected 

 during the exploration. Mr. Meek's remarks and de- 

 scriptions are contained in Chapter XIX. of my Eeport 

 on the expedition to the Canadian Government. 



The Silurian and Devonian fossils were examined and 

 described by Mr. Billings, the palaeontologist to the Ca- 

 nadian Geological Survey. The descriptions and remarks 

 of Mr. Billings are contained in Chapter XX. of the Eeport 

 referred to in the preceding paragraph. I am glad to 



