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iv intercourse between India and the countries on the northern side of the Himalaya than in the time of your Lordship's administration. A mission has visited Kashgar, the Pamir table-land has been explored, and Mr. Edgar has held friendly converse on the Jelep-la with the Tibetan officials of Pari-jong, the prelude of further steps towards acquiring the goodwill of the Lhasa Government.

The contents of the present volume will, I trust, prove to be useful contributions towards that knowledge which wiU be the means of some day re-estabhshing friendly intercourse between India and Tibet; and in the hope that my efforts towards that end will receive your approval,


 * Dear Lord Northbrook,
 * Yours with much regard and respect,
 * CLEMENTS E. MARKHAM.


 * December, 1875.