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,
I remain,
Dear Lord Northbrook,
Yours with much regard and respect,
CLEMENTS E. MARKHAM.
Geographical Department, India Office,
December, 1875.
