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Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Rev. Solomon Caesar Malan to inform that the Rev. Youille of Glasgow has offered the Society 45 books valued at £50 in Mongol, Manchu and Tibetan. The Society has no funds for such a purpose and it is has been suggested that Malan might be interested. If this is so, a list will be copied for him. (Found on page 266)

Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to A. Panizzi, Chief Librarian, British Museum, in which Norris explains that the Royal Asiatic Society has been informed that a report has been produced for the British Museum on the cities of Southern Chaldaea. The Society would like a copy of this report to read at a meeting and to publish in its Journal. (Found on page 266)

Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Colonel Melvill to inform him that, at present he is a non-resident member and therefore owes 2 guineas for the year 1858/9. However if he returns 'home' he will become a resident member owing 3 guineas per annum. He is sent the Society's Regulations. (Found on page 270)

Letter from Edwin Norris to Sir Emerson Tennent, President of Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon, to thank for sending a copy of Mr Wylie's 'Chinese translation of Euclid' and for his paper on ancient 'Neu-Chih Inscriptions'. These contributions to philology are likely to be of interest to students of the languages of Eastern Asia. (Found on page 271)

Letter from Edwin Norris, Secretary, to Kali Prasno Sing, Calcutta, to thank for the Bengali translations of 'Sanscrit dramas of Machlati' and more particularly for the drama founded on an episode of the Mahabharata composed in Bengali. The Society was pleased to hear of the completion of his translation of the whole of the Mahabharata and regrets that few people in England can appreciate his work in Bengali. (Found on page 272)

"Prize Essay on India" - this is an annotated newspaper cutting from The Times 1 February 1934, with date changed to 30 January 1935 to announce the Universities Prize Essay for that year. Printed material with handwritten annotations.

This sub-series contains correspondence with universities and press, correspondence concerning the award of the prize and a notice of the 1936 essay title.

Printed notification By Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, of the Royal Asiatic Society's Universities Prize Essay Competition for 1936 with the essay subject selected as "The Portugues in India".

Letter from R.E. Enthoven, member of the Universities Prize Essay Committee, to E Maclagan, Chair of the Committee, to express his disappointment at the lack of entries and their standard, and to state, that after careful perusal, he considered No.3 as the best. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 21 October 1936. With his letter is a note from E. Maclagan to Col. Hoysted to state that he is sending him Enthoven's letter. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 5 November 1936.

Letters from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to The Press Association and the Editors to ask them to enclose the notice within their newspapers. With the letters are two different notifications concerning the 1936 winner, Dennis Wood, of the Universities Prize Essay. Typed, four pieces, dated 13 November 1936.