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be laid before the Committee of Public Instruction, in case it might be found expedi- 

 ent to communicate with Mr. Conlan. 



Read letter from Dr. Roee, Librarian, reporting progress in the classification and 

 arrangement of Books in the manner proposed by him. 



Ordered, — To be referred to the Committee of Papers for consideration. 



Read a letter from Mr. Secretary Mad'dock of the 2d August 1841, forwarding for 

 deposit in the Society's Museum, and for such notice in the Journal as they may 

 seem to deserve, a collection of Specimens of Minerals collected by Lieut. Bigge, 

 Assistant Agent to the Governor General, North East Frontier in the Cachar Hills, 

 together with a report on a portion of them by Capt. Tremenheere. 



Read a report by Mr. James Hyland, on the Coal Deposit of Cap Island in Arra- 

 can, with specimens of Rocks of the same and other places. 



Read letter from Messrs. Allen and Co. of London, of 31st May 1841, advising the 

 dispatch of a parcel of Books, presented to the Society by Dr. Freytag, Professor 

 at the University of Bonn on the Rhine. 



Ordered,— That the thanks of the Society be accorded to the Professor, and that a 

 selection of the Works of the Society be presented to him in return. 



The Officiating Curator submitted for the inspection of the Meeting the Geological 

 Catalogue, and Index to the same prepared by him, which would appear in the 

 Journal. The Secretary was requested to take that opportunity to print 300 extra 

 copies for general use. 



For all these contributions and presentations thanks were accorded. 



