Favourable testimony by the Madras Government to the attainments of Cornet William Hay Macnaghten in oriental languages - he is transferred from the Madras Army to the Bengal Civil Establishment.
Discovery of a dangerous shoal to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, by George Charlton, Master of the Chapman - suggestion of the Bengal Government that the area should be surveyed at some future period by the Bombay Marine.
Report on the progress of vaccination in the Bengal Presidency
Scope & Content:
Favourable report by Dr William Russell on the progress of vaccination in the Bengal Presidency in the year 1813 - vaccination work by Surgeon Bernard Reilly in Fatehgarh and by the Reverend Felix Carey at Rangoon.
Expenses incurred by Matthew Richard Smith while prosecuting botanical researches in Sylhet and neighbouring districts - deputation of William Jones to explore the country between Rangpur and Sylhet with a view to discovering coal measures.
A collection of oriental manuscripts and botanical drawings made by Henry Thomas Colebrooke, the Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, is forwarded to England free of duty and freight charges.