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of the Malay language, and he begs that search may be made 

 in the Records of Mauritius for the purpose of ascertaining 

 whether it be true, as stated in some newspapers, that Malay 

 proas, with living human beings on board, have reached 

 Madagascar since 1810. The Secretary was directed to make 

 public the Sociely's earnest desire that any one possessed of 

 information on this subject, should communicate it to ths So- 

 ciety. 



Dr. Perrot was requested to lay before the Society the Re- 

 port of the Committee, consisting of himself, Col. Lloyd, and 

 Mr. Morris, appointed to examine the Pump of which a mo- 

 del was presented to the Society by Mr. Carie de la Charie 

 on the 4th March last. Dr. Perrot stated that the Report is 

 prepared, but that he has not yet had an opportunity of com- 

 municating it to the other gentlemen named. 



(Thursday, 1st July 1847 J 



The Honorable G. F. Dick, President, in the Chair. 



Present : — Mr. Bojer, Vice-President, Mr. Boutou, Secre- 

 tary, and eight ordinary members. 



Mr. Corsane Cuninghame presented to the Society Dried 

 Specimens of the Ferns of Scotland. 



Dr. Perrot presented the Report of the Committee ap- 

 pointed to examine the Pump of Mr. Carie de la Chario. 

 The Report states this to be a very ingenious invention. 

 The great drawback of the common pump is that its Piston 

 and internal machinery become rapidly inefficient, owing to 

 the wearing of the materials ; whereas, in Mr. Carie's pump, 



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