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letters form other letters when reversed vertically or laterally. It is : 

 Me kanus ap akusa wit ip a g ap i nuw a d am ed a. Correcting 

 the letters, transposing the consonants in S a w i, and then reading it 

 backwards, it runs: Dam ed aw an up i gapati Siwa Kula- 

 sani-kame, " The work of the family of the devout householder 

 Siwa, beloved of the gods." 



6. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Lewis for his Paper, on a 

 motion proposed by Mr. Joseph and seconded by the Hon. P. Rama- 

 nathan. A vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the Proceedings of 

 the Meeting. 



