In his report on the Buddhist remains near Kasia (Allahabad, 1896) Mr. V. A. Smith adduced various arguments to disprove Cunningham's identification of Kasia with Ksinārā, and in a paper subsequently contributed to this Journal (1902, p. 139) the same author came to the conclusion that the scene of Buddha's death is to be sought in Nepāl territory. The finds of last year's excavations at Kasia—a full account of which will be published in the Annual of the Archæological Survey—include documents directly bearing on this question.