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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVI. 



The Hon. the Colonial Secretary to the Honorary Secretary, 

 Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch. 



Colonial Secretary's Office, 

 Colombo, March 28, 1899. - 

 Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 63 

 of March 20, 1899, on the subject of indexing Dutch Records. 



I am, &c, 



A. C. Allnutt, 

 for Colonial Secretary. 



The Hon. the Colonial Secretary to the Honorary Secretary^ 

 Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch. 



Colonial Secretary's Office, 

 Colombo, April 4, 1899. 

 Sir,— With reference to your letter No. 63 of March 20 on 

 the subject of indexing the Dutch records of Ceylon, I am directed to 

 request you to be good enough to forward to this office for perusal the 

 Handbook of Madras Records referred to in paragraph 4 thereof. 



I am, &c, 



H. L. Crawford, 

 for Colonial Secretary. 



The Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, to 

 the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



Indexing of Dutch Records of Ceylon. 



No. 68. C. B., R. A. S., 



Colombo, April 14, 1899. 



g IRj — With reference to your letter of April 4 on the above 

 subject, I beg to forward Wheelers " Handbook to Madras Records " 

 therein called for. 



2. I may mention that besides these books there are by the same 

 author — 



(a) Early Records of British India. 



(6) Madras in the Olden Time, 3 vols. : 1639-1732, 1702-1727, 

 1727-1748. 



I am, &c, 



G. A. Joseph, 

 Honorary Secretary. 



