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scriber may be refunded to him cannot be complied with, as the rule to 

 which he alludes is only applicable to Officers belonging to the Garri- 

 son of Madras, and other persons temporarily resident at the Presiden- 

 cy, and does not apply to Subscribers residing at stations in the vicini- 

 ty to which books from the Library are permitted to be sent. 

 Read Memorandum from the Librarian. 



Memorandum. 



A new Catalogue of the books in the Society's Library should be 

 printed as there are only half a dozen copies remaining of the one 

 printed in 1846. 



III. Resolved, — With reference to Eule 2 for the Library of the 

 Society, and in supercession of the 2d Resolution of the Meeting on 

 the 2d October, 1849, that a complete Catalogue of the books in the 

 Library be prepared and printed as soon as possible. 



The Chairman, at the request of the Committee, has kindly under- 

 taken to superintend the preparation of the Catalogue. 



In pursuance of the 5th Resolution at the last Meeting the Committee 

 proceed to take into consideration the details of the arrangement there- 

 by decided upon. 



IV. Resolved, — That, before fixing the place where the Subscribers 

 are to dine after the ensuing Annual General Meeting, steps be taken 

 to ascertain if the attendance of the Right Honorable the Governor as 

 Patron, and of the President and Vice Presidents of the Society, may 

 be expected on the occasion. At the request of the Committee, their 

 Chairman has obligingly undertaken to obtain and communicate the 

 required information on the above subject, on the receipt of which 

 the matter will be taken into further consideration at a Special Meeting 

 of the Committee. 



A Memorandum of the charges for printing (350 copies of) No. 35 

 of the Society's Journal amounting to Rupees 400-12-6 is laid before 

 the Meeting. 



V. Resolved,— That the Superintendent of the Christian Knowledge 

 Society's Press be requested to furnish a receipted bill for the sum in 

 question, which the Secretary is authorized to discharge. 



Read letter from Messrs; W. H. Allen and Co., dated 24th November 

 1849, advising the despatch of periodicals and books per Steamer, 

 and transmitting a statement of their account with the Society from 

 the 1st January to the 30th November, 1849 showing a balance due to 

 them on the latter date of £ 196-10-6. 



VI. Resotved, —That the receipt of Messrs. Allen and Co.'s letter be 



