xxx. Appendix: — Proceedings of 



reference to the 7th Resolution passed on the 15th May last, 

 he had, when lately in Jaffna, conversed with Mr. Mooyaart 

 the Chairman of the local Committee there, on the establish- 

 ment of Local Auxiliary Societies throughout the Island, to 

 co-operate with the Society in Colombo. After much con- 

 versation it was agreed to refer the matter to the Committee, 

 with instructions to bring the subject before a Special Meeting 

 to be called for the purpose. 



The Secretary brought to the notice of the Meeting the 

 necessity of employing a peon to distribute its notices and 

 attend to the cleaning of the room. On the motion of the 

 Chairman it was left to the Secretary to engage a person, and 

 to report the matter to the Committee for its approval. 



Read a letter from Captain Neill, dated August 9th, 1852. 



It was thereupon resolved, that the Vice-President, the Rev. 

 D. J. Gogerly, and the Secretary, do wait upon His Excel- 

 lency the Governor, to request the assistance of the Govern- 

 ment in printing the Society's Journal. 



Read a letter from the Rev. D. J. Gogerly to the Secretary, 

 stating that some books belonging to the Society had been 

 brought to his house for sale, and that he had forwarded them 

 to be detained until enquiries could be made into the circum- 

 stances. 



The Secretary stated that he had traced the books into the 

 possession of a late member of the Society, who having quitted 

 the Island unexpectedly, had left a number of books for sale ; 

 and these had been included among them by mistake by the 

 party managing the transaction. He (the Secretary) regretted 

 to observe that two vols, of the same series were still wanting, 

 and he would move that Colombo subscribers should return 

 books borrowed by them from the Society's Library, at every 

 quarterly meeting. Out-station subscribers half yearly. The 

 Chairman moved, as an amendment, that in the first instance 

 books should be returned every three weeks, in the second 

 every six weeks; the Rev. D. J. Gogerly seconded the 

 amendment. 



