1850.] 



and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 



485 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Lite- 

 rary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, 

 held at the Club House, on Tuesday the 4th February, 1851, 

 at half past 6 o'clock, p. m. 



Peesent. 

 Chairman. 

 E. G. Balfour, Esq. 



Members. 



Dr. T. Key, T. Pycroft, Esq. 



J. Quchterlony, Esq. R. H. Williamson, Esq. and 



Captain J. J. Losh, Secretary. 



Absent. 



Major P. Anstruther, C. B. Major E. Garsttn s 

 W. U. Arbuthnot, Esq. Dr. J. Kellie, 



Major G. Balfour, Major T. T. Pears, C B, 



Read Extract from the Minutes of Consultation in the Public De- 

 partment dated 29th January 1851, No. 99. 



Public Department. 

 No. 99. 



Extract from the Minutes of Consultation, dated 29/A January ; 1851. 

 Read the following letter from the Secretary to the Madras Litera- 

 ry Society. 



(Here enter 6th January, 1851.) 



Para. 1. The Right Honorable the Governor in Council observes 

 that the care of the Oriental Manuscripts has been just provided for 

 by the appointment of Mr. C. P. Brown as Curator, and that the Go- 

 vernment are in correspondence with the College Board on a propo- 

 sition from the same Gentleman to prepare, with the aid of a small 

 Establishment, a Catalogue Raisonnee of these valuable Works which 

 Mr. W. Elliot's absence from the Presidency and other avocations have 

 prevented his completing. 



2. The Governor in Council accepts Dr. Balfour's offer to take 

 charge of the specimens of Minerals and other articles of curiosity 

 composing the present Museum, and requests he will make a formal 

 application for the small Establishment and contingencies he will re- 

 quire to arrange and maintain it in order. 



3. The Military Board will be directed to supply the required num- 



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