No of From ( the Right Honorable ) Lord II. Ulick Browne, Register of the Sudder Dewanny Adawlut, To E. H. Lushington Esq. Secretary to the Government of Bengal. Dated Calcutta, the 19th December 1861. I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Under Secretary Peji's letter, No. 429 B. dated the 14th March last, forwarding, for the Court's opinion as to its merits 'nd utility, the first volume of a work on Hindoo Law in Sanscrit, Bengalee, and English, by Baboo Shama Churr, Sire, ur. 2 In reply I am directed to state that the object of the author p compiling the work is fully set forth in his preface,” and the Court think that the work in question, which is one of great accuracy and learning, being in the vernaculnr as wcii as ... **> !°<><! Iish language, wihl be- .1 most useful work, and one which will afford to the subordinate Courts. and to the Pleaders attached to them, the means of acquiring o practical knowledge of the 1 Hindoo Law, which is now scarcely attainable by them,
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» * * * * * * he pat^ e^ra: “ ví til Í sent e11ant C» overitor. I have, & c. $igncd II. { 1. I3rowne, Register. N ()。I'}7、1;。 From the Offic lating Under Seri eta y to the { » overnment of Bengal, '1'o Babtoo : Sitanaa Chu i 11 Sirca - I Dated For t Wulltam, ti, o ist Jantary 1862. Sir, 續 In continuation of nay tetter, No. 1.30 13. dated the 15th Instant, I am firected by the Lieutenaul Governor to insorm you that 33 copies of your work on the Hindoo Law, “Vyavastha Durpana", will be purchased by Government. ... You are requested to forward these copies to the address of the Register of the Sudder Court. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most Obedient Servant, Signed J. P. H. Ward, " Offg. Under Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
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