May 1861.] 



Proceedings. 



149 



PROCEEDINGS- 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Literary 

 Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society held at the 

 Club house on Thursday the \2th April 1860, at half past 6 

 o'clock P. M. 



H. B, Montgomery, Esq., m. d. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 men t of the Society's Funds prepared up to 12th Instant. 



Resolved that the above Statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



Read letter from Mr. D'Rozario the Assistant Librarian re- 

 questing an increase of Salary. 



Resolved that the Committee cannot comply with this application. 



Resolved that the Pay of the Bill Collector be fixed at Rupees 

 Eight per mensem. 



Read Proceedings of Madras Government dated 2nd March 

 1860, No. 455, containing Accounts of Earthquakes at Tripati and 

 Chendragiri. 



Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee of Papers. 



Read Proceedings of the Madras Government with reference to 

 the Secretary's letter recommending that a set of the Crania pre- 

 pared by the Messrs. von Schlagentweit should be applied for. 



Resolved that a Copy of the above Proceedings of Government 

 be forwarded to Messrs, von Schlagentweit with a request that 

 they will be good enough to furnish the Society with the informa- 

 tion required by the Government. 



Read letter from Messrs. de Schlagentweit acknowledging re- 

 ceipt of £133-4 and announcing the despatch of another set of 

 Ethnographical Casts. 



PRESENT. 



The Honorable Mr. Maltby. 

 G. F. Fullerton, Esq. 



J. T. Wheeler, Esq. 



W. Hudleston, Esq., Secretary. 



Here enter Statement. 



