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temples and religious and other principal buildings, through delinea¬ 
tions and notes, with those which arc found on Java and in India, 
5th, To enquire if the Kawi is still used and how old the exist¬ 
ing' writings arc. Above all, also, whether the Kawi came to Bali 
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from Java or immediately from India. 
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6th. If possible to engage a learned Brahman for the Batavian 
Society, and to bring him over here. 
If this mission shall be carried through it will spread a great light 
over the still little known Hinduism that existed on Java prior to Is- 
lamism, ami, finally, a language which clearly belongs to the founda¬ 
tion of all philological researches into the Polynesian languages will 
he drawn out of an undeserved darkness, and given over to science 
which so long has desired to receive it within her circle. 
To give the necessary orders to ensure Mr. Freiderich being 
placed, as much as circumstances will permit, in a position to make 
all the researches on Bali that concern his mission ; and that the 
collection of writings, inscriptions, images &e., which Mr. Freiderich 
shall make in Bali may be conveyed to Batavia on board one of the 
ships of the expedition, 
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The President of the Batavian 
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Society of Arts and Sciences , 
Dr. VV\ R. Van H oevkll. 
As was to be anticipated from the Governor General’s enlightened 
spirit and desire for the advancement of science and art, the propo¬ 
sition infet with the approval of his excellency, so that already by de¬ 
cree of the 28th. February following what was desired in the above 
address was ordered. 
(The preamble of the decree incorporates a considerable portion 
of Dr. Hoeveli’s address, and proceeds as follows.). 
It is found good and thought fit, 
1st. To make known to the Direction of the Batavian Society of 
Arts and Sciences that R. Freiderich is permitted to accompany the 
expedition which is presently to proceed to Bali, provided he will in 
every thing conduct himself with subordination, and that on his ae- 
