204 SUGGESTIONS REGARDING A NEW MALAY DICTIONARY, 



The Dictionaries might be collated in regard to this portion. 

 Those who have kept notes of new words might collect and 

 revise them, so far as they commence with the Alif: and the 

 whole of the materials thus collated might be arranged and a 

 proof struck off. These proofs might be then distributed to 

 such persons as might be likely to assist in the revision of the 

 work in its philological and its scientific aspects. And 

 finally the various suggestions which might be forthcoming 

 would be collated and the revised proofs struck off. If all 

 this could be done satisfactorily and within a reasonable 

 time the whole work might then be proceeded with well 

 grounded confidence. To carry out the work in this man- 

 ner it would be necessary to keep the printed matter 

 standing for a considerable time ; and in this view, and for 

 other considerations also, I am inclined to think that it would 

 be desirable for the Society to provide itself with a small 

 fount of type, such as would be required to set up some 20 

 or 30 pages in the style of Marsden's book. 



A very small supply of type for the Sanskrit portion would 

 be required, if Marsden's method of printing* were adhered 

 to in this respect. 



