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Proceedings of the Mad. Lit. Society 



[No, 88, 



of Bombay, I have the honor to forward to you for presentation to the 

 Madras Literary Society, one Copy of the First Part of the Observations 

 made at the Observatory, Colaba, during the year 1847, containing the 

 Magnetic Observations. 



(Signed) Chas. W. Montriou, 

 Observatory, Colaba, > Commander I. N. 



3d December 1850. 3 Superintendant of the Observatory. 



V. Resolved,— That the book received with the above letter be de- 

 posited in the Library, and that its receipt be acknowledged in the usual 

 manner. 



Read Extract from Minutes of Consultation in the Public Department. 



Public Department. 

 No. 168. 



Extract from the Minutes of Consultation, dated \§th February, 1851. 



Read the following letter from the Under Secretary to the Government 

 of Bengal. 



(Here enter 3d February, 1851.) 

 With 10 printed copies of the " Report of the Geological Survey of 

 the Season 1848-49," by Surgeon J. McClelland of the Medical Estab- 

 lishment. 



VI. Resolved, — That the books received with the above Extract from 

 Minutes of Consultation be deposited in the Library. 



VII. Resolved, — That the 10 Copies of the Report received with the 

 foregoing letter be distributed as follows : — 



1 to the Revenue Board. 



1 Medical Board. 



1 „ Military Board. 



1 College Board. 



1 for the use of Museum. 



1 to the Chief Engineer's Department. 



1 to Major General Cullen. 



2 to be retained in the Government Office. 

 1 to the Literary Society. 



(True Extract.) 



(Signed) H. C. Montgomery, 



Chief Secretary. 

 To the Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society 



and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 

 (Signed) Edward Balfour, (Signed) J. J. Losh, 



Chairman. Secretary 31. L. S. fyc. 



