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Badulla, 23d April, 1853. 



Dear Sib, 



I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 18th instant,, 

 acquainting me with the safe arrival of all my contributions lately for- 

 warded through you to the Society, and which, I am glad to find, have 

 received so much attention from you and the other members. 



With regard to the Kino, I request you will be good enough to inform 

 Mr. Dawson, that I have already taken steps to collect 1 cwt. of the Gum, 

 and as soon as I have collected it, I shall have much pleasure in sending 

 the same to that Gentleman for transmission to the English Market. I 

 keep an accurate account of the expenses incurred in collecting it. I am 

 now engaged in collecting full information to enable me to draw up an 

 account of this useful Tree, and which I shall submit for the consideration, 

 of the Society. 



The enclosed List will afford the information you desire respecting 

 fibres, &c. 



Herewith I send you a piece of the Wood and Root of the Morinda 

 umbellata, which yields a red-dye ; produced by adding lime-water, or 

 any other alkalies to an infusion of the root. 



I beg your acceptance of a copy of my Pamphlet on the Vegetable 

 Products of Ceylon. 



I remain, &c, 



W. Ondaatje, 



St. Andrew 's Library, 

 Calcutta, 7th April, 1853. 



Sir, 



In reply to your favour of the 12th ultimo, we beg to say that we have 

 a copy of the first edition of Wilson's Sanscrit Dictionary well bound in 

 half russia, at ^50. This is, we believe, the only copy of the Dictionary 

 to be had in Calcutta. The work is very scarce. 



We remain, &c, 



J, Lamprey, Esq., Thacker Spink & Co, 



Hon. Secy, R. A. S., C.B. 



Colombo. 



