1850.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 459 



No. 664 of 1S50. 

 To Edward Balfour, Esq., Secretary Madras Literary Society. 



Sir, — As the Statistical Reports of the Nizam's Country are sent by 

 me to the Madras Literary Journal for publication, the Governor Ge- 

 neral is of opinion that I should make it a condition that 10 copies be 

 supplied free of cost to the Government. 



I have therefore the honor to request that you will be so kind as to 

 do so with respect to all reports which I may send you in future ; and 

 as far as may be in your power, that you will favor me with 10 copies 

 also of those which I have already had the honor of transmitting 

 to you. 



(Signed) J. S. Eraser, Resident. 



Hyderabad Residency, 

 25th May, 1850. J 



II. Resolved, — That the Chairman be requested to inform Major 

 General Eraser in reply to his letter that 10 copies of each future 

 Number of the Society's Journal and of each number already publish- 

 ed containing Statistical Reports of the Nizam's country shall be deli- 

 vered to any person at Madras who may be authorized to receive them 

 on account of His Highness the Nizam's Government. 



Read note from Sir T. V. Stonhouse, Bart. 



Sir Y. Stonhouse returns^Sydorn's Scottish Question. In regard 

 to the other Stock books in his possession as it is such a distance to 

 send he hopes the following Memo, will suffice. 



D' Israeli's Life of Charles 1st, 5 vols. 



Grattan's Life and Times, 4 vols. 



In regard to the latter Sir V. begs to state that the work is incom- 

 plete, other volumes were published at a later period and he is of opi- 

 nion that they should be sent for to complete the work. June 29th. 



III. Resolved, — That, as suggested by Sir T. V. Stonhouse, Messrs. 

 Allen and Co. be requested to send out by the next opportunity all 

 volumes of Grattan's Life and Times which may have been published 

 since the last received one (the 4th.) 



With reference to the 7th Resolution of the Meeting of the 4th June 

 last, the Committee proceed to take into consideration the suggestion 

 of Major Anstruther that the Subscribers in general should be inform- 

 ed that any admissible book named and recommended by any of them 

 will be ordered for the Society. 



IV. Resolved, — That this subject be brought up again for the con- 

 sideration of the Committee in_time to be disposed of, if necessary, by 



