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executed, having as many copies struck off as they may think ne- 

 cessary for distribution. 



6. The Government authorize the Secretary of the Society to 

 publish in the Fort St. George Gazette a " Notice" in the form D.* 

 accompanying the above letter, and the Collectors will be instruct- 

 ed through the Board of Revenue, to re-publish the same in the 

 local Gazettes. 



(A true Extract.) 



(Signed) W. H. Bayley. 



Actg. Secy, to Government. 

 With reference to the above the following arrangement is adopt- 

 ed. Five Barrels of the seed (containing 5 cwt.) will be taken charge 

 of by the Superintendent of the Gardens, and 35 barrels be at once 

 made over to the Revenue Board. The Chamber of Commerce 

 are to be invited by letter and the Members of the Society in Mad- 

 ras, by circular, to send to the Gardens for such quantities of 

 seed as they may require, which will be furnished on the same con- 

 ditions as are laid down in the notice, the insertion of which in the 

 Fort St. George and local Government Gazettes has been sanction- 

 ed in para 6 of the above. 



Proceedings of a Meeting of the Committee held on Wednesday, 

 February 2nd, 1859. 



PRESENT. 



Hon'ble Walter Elliot, Esq., President. 

 G. S. Hooper, Esq. R. Hunter, Esq. 



J. Goolden, Esq. 

 S. D. Birch, Esq. 

 A. J. Scott, Esq., m. d. 

 H.B. Montgomery, Esq., u.V-,Secy. 



The Secretary submits to the Meeting a letter from Colonel H. 

 Colbeck, and the Memorandum thereon recently circulated by him. 



Colonel A. McCally. 

 R. D. Parker, Esq. 

 Colonel H. Colbeck. 

 C. Dale, Esq. 



* Not inserted. 

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