78 Royal Irish Amdemy. 



In reply, the Secretary of Council forwarded the following letter: — 



"UhofAjjril, 1876. 

 " My deae De. Stjlliyajs'-, 



" Tour letter of March 23rd having been before the Council at its 

 meeting yesterday, I was directed to inform you that the object of the 

 Council (in passing the Resolution commiinicated to you) was not to 

 ascertain how the work has been done, but what the work hitherto 

 done actually is, and how much remains to be done, and to ascertain 

 what funds will be required to meet the cost of this work. 

 " The Council still desire this information. 



^"I am, your faithful Servant, 



"(for J. K. IxGEAir, See. of CounciT), 



"J. E. Gaestin. 



AY. K. Stjlmva^^ Esq., Ph.D., M.R.I. A., 

 ''President, Q.C., Cork." 



To this letter of the Council no answer was sent. 



By Dr. Sullivan's letter of 23rd March, however, the assurance was 

 given that the work would proceed, and the hope was held out that it 

 would be finished before long. IN'o record is made on the Minutes of 

 anything having occurred which was likely to retard the work, and no 

 complaint or suggestion on any matter bearing directly or indirectly on 

 the work was ever made to the Committee or Council. As, however, 

 even after the letter of the Secretary of Council, no account of its 

 progress was communicated by Dr. Sullivan to the Committee, they 

 passed this Resolution on November 25, 1876: — 



" That the Secretary of this Committee be requested to communicate 

 with Dr. Sullivan, President, Queen's College, in order to ascertain 

 the number of pages now printed of the Taia Bo Cuailnge, and the 

 probable number remaining to complete the work ; also the approxi- 

 mate amount of the expense already incurred for printing, explaining 

 to Dr. Sullivan that the present financial position of the Academy 

 makes it necessary that the Committee shoidd be suppHed with the 

 information as soon as possible." 



