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The President of the Academy Qlx. Jelleti) accordingly brought 

 the matter before the Board of Trinity College on February 1st, 1873, 

 and in a letter to the Secretary of Council (Dr. Ingram) signified the 

 assent of the Board on certain conditions. 



From this period till the 23rd May, 1874, the Committee was en- 

 gaged in settling the details necessary to enable the work to be effi- 

 ciently performed, as will appear from the following Resolutions. 

 On the 17th May, 187o, it was Eesolved by the Committee — 

 •' That the President be requested to name a day during the fol- 

 lowing week on which he could meet and confer with this Committee- 

 as to the details in connexion with the purchase of the paper and 

 lithography of the Book of Leinster, and the other arrangements for 

 that work." 



Accordingly, on the 21st May, 1873, Mr. Jellett presided at a 

 Meeting of this Committee, when the details in connexion with the 

 publication of the Book of Leinster were considered. 



On the 14th June, 1873, a further Eesolution was passed by this 

 Committee, to recommend Council to request the President to bring^ 

 under the notice of the authorities of T. C. D. certain considerations 

 which made it expedient that, for the purpose of transcription, the MS. 

 should be deposited in the Academy House. 



On 25th October, 1873, the President reported to this Committee 

 that the Board of T. C. D. had consented to deposit the Book of 

 Leinster in the Academy House in portions ; and also that the Board 

 had agreed to purchase in advance all the paper required for the work. 

 On the same day the President was requested to take the requisite 

 steps to obtain permission for Mr. O'Longan and Mr. O'Looney ta 

 have access to the Book of Leinster for the purpose of putting the 

 leaves in sequence, preparatory to commencing the copy. 



On 24th January, 1874, the Committee having considered the 

 estimates for the paper and the printing of the Book of Leinster,. 

 adjourned till January 26th, when it was Resolved — 



" That a Sub-committee, consisting of the Treasurer, the Secretary 



of the Academy, the Secretary of Council, and the Librarian, be 



requested to examine and arrange all matters in connexion with the 



purchase of the paper and the lithography of the Book of Leinster." 



On 23rd May, 1874, it was Resolved by the Committee — 



"That the sample of paper from Messrs. Pirn, recommended by 



