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ed to supply such numbers of that work as are required to complete 

 the Library set. 



Read letter from Mr. L. D. Rozario, Assistant Librarian, re- 

 questing an increase of salary on the grounds of his long service 

 and large family. 



Resolved, that the request of Mr. D' Rozario cannot be complied 

 with. 



Resolved, the Librarian be directed to forward Catalogues and 

 invitations to join the Society to such gentlemen at the Presidency 

 as maybe supposed likely to become Members. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Lite- 

 rary Society, and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held 

 at the Club House, on Thursday the \Zth of January 1859, at 

 half -past 6 o'clock, p. m. 



PRESENT. 



The Hon'ble Walter Elliot, Esq., Chairman. 

 M. Norman, Esq. W. Huddleston, Esq., Secy. 



Captain G. Winscom. 

 The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual monthly state- 

 ment of the Society's Funds prepared up to 13th Instant. 



Resolved, that the above statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



Read a letter from the Rev. D. Simpson, m. a., Secretary to the 

 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, requesting that the 

 Literary Society will have their printing orders executed at the 

 Press of the Christian Knowledge Society. 



Resolved, that as the Society have no cause to complain of the 

 Printers who at present perform their printing work, andjhave been 

 employed for some time past, they are unable to comply with Mr. 

 Simpson's request. 



Read a letter from H. Newill, Esq., forwarding two numbers of 

 the Practical Mechanics' Journal containing an article on a method 

 of cooling the air of Pvooms in Tropical climates. 



