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remit the amount quarterly or half yearly by Bills on this Office to the 

 Secretary to the Madras Literary Society, the same being credited, when 

 received, to the head of " Deposits" in their accounts, and transferred 

 when bills are granted, to the credit of " Bills Payable," which head will 

 be debited when the Bills are paid by the Sub-Treasurer, an arrangement 

 which will not lead to the opening of any new heads, as Collectors and 

 Paymasters have these heads already opened in their accounts. 



I have the honor to be, &c. &c. 



(Signed) T. V. Stonhotjse, 



Accountant General. 



I. Resolved, — That the foregoing letter be communicated to the Com- 

 mittee of the Madras Literary Society, in reference to their Secretary's 

 letter of the 13th November last, and authority granted for the receipt 

 by Collectors and Paymasters of subscriptions on account of the Society's 

 Journal, and the transmission of the amount quarterly to their Secretary 

 under the arrangements pointed out by the Accountant General. 



(True Copy and Extract.) (Signed) H. C. Montgomery, 



Officiating Chief Secretary to Government. 



To the Committee of the Madras Literary Society 



and Auxiliary of the Loyal Asiatic Society. 



Read letter* from Messrs. Binny and Co., enclosing 

 * ?rv C l849 h JanU " their Account Current with the Society for the year 

 1848, showing a balance in favor of the latter on the 

 31st December last amounting to Company's Rupees 207-0-0. 



II. Resolved, — That Messrs. Binny and Co. be informed that their Ac- 

 count Current has been examined and found correct ; and that it be laid 

 before the General Annual Meeting of Subscribers; which, in conformity 

 with Rule 13, will be convened as soon as the aocount of Messrs. Allen 

 and Co. for 1848 is received, and the General Statement of the Society's 

 accounts for 1848 completed. 



Read letter from the Secretary to the Agri Horticultural Society of 

 Madras. 



Horticultural Gardens, 2d February, 1849. 



To the Secretary to the Literary Society, Madras. 



Sir, — By desire of the Committee of Management of the Agri-Horti- 

 cultural Society of Madras, I do myself the honor to forward a copy of 

 the Report on the state of the Society generally an'd its finances, read at 

 their last Meeting, and am instructed to request you will be good enough 

 to solicit the permission of the Committee of Management of the Literary 

 Society, to give the same a place in the next published number of its 

 Proceedings, and further that about 40 or 50 copies of the same be sepa- 

 rately struck off. 



(Signed) F. A. Reid, Secretary Agri- Horticultural Society. 



