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Proceedings. 



[No. 8, NEW SERIES. 



M. Norman, Esq. laid before the Meeting a Galvano plastic 

 cast of a Santhal's head ; being the specimen sent out by the Messrs. 

 Schlagentweit of a set of 250 casts to be published by them, and 

 which have been already ordered for the Madras Central Museum, 

 as sanctioned by Government. 



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

 bary Society, and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society 

 held at the Club House, on Thursday the 10th February 1859, at 

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



PRESENT. 



The Honorable Walter Elliot, Esq., Chairman. 



W. H. Bayley, Esq. Captain G. Winscom, 



He B. Montgomery, Esq., m.d. G. F. Fullerton, Esq. 

 Major W. J. Wilson, W. Hudleston, Esq., Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual monthly state- 

 ment prepared up to the 10th Instant. 



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



R-esolved, that a remittance of £200 be made to Messrs. Allen 

 and Co. 



Resolved, that the Rev. Mr. Gorton be informed that his request 

 that books may be supplied to him at Vellore cannot be acceded 

 to, there being no duplicate copies of works in the Library, * and 

 single copies being insufficient to admit of books being sent to so 

 distant a station. 



Resolved, that the Secretary be requested to endeavour to obtain 

 copies of Numbers 9 and 32 of the Calcutta Review, to complete 

 the Library set. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Meeting be conveyed to T. 

 Oldham, Esq. for Vol. one, Number two of the " Memoirs of the 

 Geological Survey of India," and that he be informed that the 

 Society will have much pleasure in continuing an interchange of 

 publications. 



