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Report to RAS Council meeting of 11 December 1997, concerning proposed changes to Charter and Byelaws with covering letter from Francis Robinson.

Report from David Lang to the Members of the Hakluyt Society Council in which David Lang lays out the reasons for withdrawing as editor and referee to Allen's volumes 'Russian Embassies to Georgian Kings'. Lang cites differences between himself and Terence Armstrong mainly surrounding corrections suggested by Lang which were ignored by Armstrong and that Armstrong revealed his identity as a referee to Allen. Dated: 1 October 1969.

Report from Rutley Son & Vine, Surveyors, to the Royal Asiatic Society to state the results of their inspection of recent repairs to 22 Albemarle Street, to give their opinion on whether the premises now comply with the conditions of the lease, to give their opinion on a building recently constructed near the premises, and to report on the Society's liability for works mentioned by Messrs. Asprey in a letter to Miss Hughes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society.

'A copy of the Report from the Madras Government to the Court of Directors on the importance of the Study of Sanscrit (Sanskrit) and the vernacular languages of the South of India to their civil servants. Dated January 1812. Also other documents relating to the same object.' This description is written on the internal front cover. Documents include:

• 'Extract Public Letter from Fort St George, Dated 10th January 1812'
• 'Extract Fort St. George Consultations in the General, Commercial and Law Departments dated the 10th December 1811'

These reports include findings of the committee set up to investigate the effectiveness of the teaching of languages and include letters from W. Thackeray, D. Hill and named Committee members.

Report of the Burton Medal Search Committee, who decided after reading the reports of three nominated candidates to propose to award the medal to Ralph Pinder-Wilson posthumously.

"E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust. Report of the Clerks on the Financial Position of the Trust as of December 31st. 1945." An account of the financial dealings during the War and of the current financial situation as Meetings of the Trustees have not occurred since 1940. Signed by Clerks and dated 7 January 1946.

"Report on a Series of Skulls of various Tribes of Mankind inhabiting Nepal, collected, and presented to the British Museum by Bryan H. Hodgson, Esq., late Resident in Nepal &c. &c. By Professor Owen, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Natural History Departments in the British Museum." Offprint with Hodgson's annotations first published in the Proceedings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1849. Soft cover, 10 pages, dated 1849 with further date of 27 September 1860.

Report on Bill for Centenary Supplement which details the estimates and agreements between Austins Printers and the Royal Asiatic Society, concluding that Austins had not overcharged for the work done. Signed W. Percival Yetts.

"Report on excavation of Sanctuary No.25-26, at Kokpeep, Sub-Amphoe Kokpeep, Changwat Prachin Buri", by Siri Doungdee and Wacharin Poompongphat. Silpakorn Vol.21 July 1977, pp.1-10. Photocopy of a Thai article.

"Report on Expedition to Gilgit and Hunza, India, by Lt. Col. and Mrs. D.L. R. Lorimer, 1934-1935". Typed manuscript with handwritten annotations of concerning their itinerary and discoveries made on their trip to Gilgit. 24 pages, handwritten date on final page, 7 January 1936.