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number of 50 copies, and a great many remain in our Clerk's hands 

 in this Library, entirely at the disposal o£ all, whether members or 

 not, who are willing to assist in forming a collection which will be 

 unique, useful and peculiarly appropriate to the geographical posi- 

 tion which Singapore occupies. 



After the list of 100 representative words had been settled, it 

 was translated into O-erman, French, Dutch, and Spanish, in the 

 hope of extending the collection of these dialects over as wide a 

 portion of Malaya as possible. 



Eleven dialects have already been collected from the following 



tribes : — 



1. Ulu Kinta, ) "o^ 7. Ulu Achin. 



2. Chindariong, [» J g 8. Pulo Nias. 



3. Kenering, ) &* 9. Kayan. 



4. Balau Dyak. 10. Punan Malano. 



5. Land Dyak. 11. Brabetan. 



6. Samoi. 



A comparative list will be published in an early number of the 

 Journal; and it is hoped that the dialects of the SaTcei or Mintra 

 tribes in Sclangor and Sungei Ujong may then be added to the list. 



Thus in reviewing the five matters referred to in the last 

 Annual Eeport, it will be seen that three have been, at any rate, 

 in an advanced stage during the p;ist year. There remain : — 



the publication of a New Dictionary ; 

 the indexing of Mr. Logan's Journals. 



These have still to be undertaken, though some beginning has 

 been made in the Index ; and possibly, through the labours of a 

 Member resident at Malacca, in commencing the new edition of a 

 Dictionary. For the due support of the latter work it is to be 

 feared our present means will prove inadequate ; and both these 

 undertakings are of that kind which demands no small share of 

 leisure, a commodity in which most of us are poor indeed. 



Another undertaking has been the reprint of the standard 

 Malay work " Hikayat Abdullah," part of which, it will be remem- 

 bered, was recently published by Messrs. Henry S. King & Co., 

 translated into English by Mr. Thomson. The Malay work 

 was no longer obtainable, large sums having been offered for a 

 copy in vain. An advantageous offer having been made to the 

 Society, the whole work (437 pages) has been published under 

 Contract for $400. It is satisfactory to be able to add, that the 

 volume is already completed, and that the outlay upon its publica- 

 tion has been recovered, with the exception of some $50 to $60. 



