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this Committee to put his catalogue to the press as an introduction to 

 the "vrork, the Committee do not undertake to explain this statement 

 of Mr. Gilbert of his wholly unauthorized printing of such prefatory- 

 matter. 



The Committee having, on the application of Dr. Atkinson, autho- 

 rized Mr. O'Longan to transcribe the headings of the several tracts 

 and articles in the Book of Leinster, thatTvork is being proceeded with 

 by IVTr. O'Longaa, without further interference from Mr. Gilbert. 



The entire work is now lithogTaphed, though not finally revised. It 

 contains 401 pages, of which upwards of 200 have been carried on under 

 the supervision of Dr. Atkinson, while the preceding pages, from 

 74-193, were, owing to the absence of Mi'. Gilbert, and the reluctance 

 of the Committee to take any action so long as there remained any 

 hope of Mr. Gilbert's being able to resume his duties, left without 

 any direct responsible supervision. 



Council has directed that it be intimated to the Academy's printers 

 that no printing in connexion with the Book of Leinster will be regarded 

 as done on the credit of the Academy unless sanctioned by the MSS- 

 Committee. 



Whereupon the following Amendment was proposed by Dr. 

 Hayden, and seconded by Dr. Madden : — 



"That the Academy consider it desirable that all the arrange- 

 ments requisite to complete the publication of the Book of Leinster, 

 including the Introduction and preliminary matter, shall continue to 

 be entrusted to the present Librarian of the Academy, under whose 

 supervision the undertaking was commenced ; that the Council be 

 requested to afford him all requisite facilities within their power for 

 the satisfactory execution of the work, and that the Report now 

 presented to the Academy be referred back to the Council for re- 

 consideration in the foregoing respects." 



A division was taken, and it appeared that there were 56 votes 

 against the Amendment, and 26 votes for it. 



The President having declared the Amendment lost, the original 

 Motion for the adoption of the Eeport was put, and declared carried. 



Ox THE PAy:iIEXT TO THE EdITOK. 



The Secretary of the Council then read Eeport on the Payment to 

 the Editor of the Academy's Transactions and Proceedings as follows, 

 and moved its adoption : — 



