CONTENTS. 
Monthly General Meeting in August. too 
Change in Rule 14 «, .....". 200 
Ethnological Queries, from Mr. H. Eitett-Cab’nac, 'c.'r.' E - ib 
Letter from Lieut.-Col, G. E. Fbyee, forwarding copies’ of two 
.Buddhist Inscriptions. (With plate VII) ... 2m 
Exhibition by Mr. W T. Biastoed of a specimen" of'' Hippuritic 
Limestone from Afghanistan,. 9 n<> 
Papers — . 
1. The Ravages of Rats and Mice in the Dakhan during the Har- 
Idth Hf 87 f" 79 'et 7 P 6 EE ' T i S ' B ' FAIEBAIf:K: - (Abstract), 
with letter from Babu Prannath Pandit, . y 
2. Exploration of the Great Sanpo River of Tibet, d'urincr 1877 in 
connection with the operations of the Survey of India.—By 
^ 0E S^if.. T :.^..^’ E - E -’ *• e - s - < witL 
t S 0n fn 0n n I“P le ? nen i' s —By J. Cogkbuem-. (Abstract)j..’.' 205 
4. Rotes on the Gold Coins found in the Ahin Posh Tope —By 
Majoe-Geseeal A. CTsskgham, e. e., c. s. i., (with plates IX, 
Remarks on the above by" De. A. E. r! Hoebjsde,'''.. 210 
5. Translation of a Copper-Plate Inscription from Nii-mand," in 
t UOte ° n the same ‘—E ajendealala Mitea, 
6. Coins of Ghias-ud-din and Mu Wud-din-b'in’-'s'iim.'—By' De'c ' L 
EactT AGE1 ’ Professor ’ Gov ernment College, Lahore. ' (Ab- 
7. N 0 tes on a Collection of Reptiles and Frogs from the neighbourl 215 
&c (Abstract) Dama ^ d ™-*J W. T. Bdakpobd, e. e. s, 
8. Notesona Collection of Reptiles' made' at' Ajmere,"in' Rain'd- 216 
Communications received, . . 2f 7 
Note on an Inscription from ' the ' Gate'' of' the' Krishna' Dvaraki 
Temple at Gay a.-By IUjendealala Mitea, Rai Bahadttb, 
Geographical information regarding the Kirghiz' Steppes'and GW ‘ 
tiy of Turkistan afforded by the Book of the Great Survey 
Translated from the Russian by Capt. W. E. Gowah H M^s 
I ndian Army, .. ’ s 
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