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CHAPTER V (pp. 51—60). 
The Geological Section. 
The Geological Galleries—51. Geological collections of the Asiatic 
Society—51. Capt. Tremenlieere’s collection (1841)—52. The “ Museum 
of Economic Geology for India ” (1841-56)—52. The Geological Survey 
of India and its connection with this Museum—52. Dr, Oldham’s note 
on the Geological Museum (1857)—53. His rules for admission of the 
public, etc.—56. The Geological Museum amalgamated with that of 
the Geological Survey (1858)—57. Asiatic Society’s collection amalga¬ 
mated with that of the Geological Survey (1866, 1877)—58. Collection 
of European rocks and fossils purchased (1867)—^59. Method of regis¬ 
tering specimens—59. Arrangement and labelling of specimens—60. 
CHAPTER VI (pp. 61—67). 
The Industrial Section. 
The Bengal Economic Museum (1873-83)—61. The Calcutta Exhibition 
(1883)—62. Formation of the Economic and Art Section of the Museum 
(1887)—63. The Art Gallery opened (1892)—64. The Economic Court 
opened (1901)—64. Institution of a new method of obtaining econo¬ 
mic specimens—65. Arrangement of the collections in the public 
galleries—65. The ‘‘Agricultural Ledger” and Sir George Watt’s 
“Dictionary of Economic Products” (1889-93)—65. “Commercial 
Products of India” (1907)—66. Mr. I. H. Burkill’s work in the 
Museum—66. The institution of a chemical laboratory (1897) and 
Mr. D. Hooper’s work therein—66. Closing of the laboratory (1913)—67. 
The section placed under the Botanical Survey of India (1912)—67. 
CHAPTER VII (pp. 68—89). 
The Zoological Collections. 
Brian Hodgson and the natural history of Nepal—68. Edward Blyth—68. 
Sources of the zoological collection—69. The Asiatic Society’s collection : 
chief contributors—69. William Blanford and Ferdinand Stoliczka—70. 
William Theobald, Geoffrey Nevill and H. H. Godwin-Austen—71. 
The two ‘ Investigators ’—72. The ‘ Golden Crown ’—72. Political 
and military expeditions—72. The Persian Boundary Commission 
(1870-72)—73. The Afghan Delimitation Commission (1885), the 
Afghan-Baluch Boundary Commission (1896) and the Seistan Arbitra¬ 
tion Commission (1903-5)—73. The Pamir Boundary Commission 
(1896)—74. The Second Yarkand Mission (1873-74)—74. Expedition 
to Lhassa (1903-4)—75. The Dafla Expedition (1874-75)—75.’ TheAbor 
Expedition (1911-12)—75. Two expeditions to Yunnan (1868, 1875)—76. 
Private donors—77. Acquisitions by purchase—78. Field-work of 
the staff—78. Anderson’s expedition to Mergui—78. James Wood- 
Mason—78. .Recent field-work ; the “ Records ” and the “ Memoirs of 
the Indian Museum”—79. Aims of the zoological work—81. Library 
and laboratories—81. Public galleries of zoology—82. The climate of 
