190 



Heport of the Commiilee of the 



[No. 34, 



the beginning and end, imperfect. Of this tale copies are extremely com- 

 mon : this fragment, in consequence, is without value. 



With the exception of Telugu statistical documents, containing replies 

 by Natives to a series of inquiries by Colonel Mackenzie, all formed on 

 the same plan, and labelled " Ceded Districts," the above concludes the 

 examination of Manuscript Telugu papers in the collection, and the ana- 

 lysis of them made by me in 1837-39. Inclusive of the Palm-leaf Manu- 

 Bcripts })receding, the whole of the Telugu works, on Native Literature or 

 Mythology, have been now reported. 



A few Mahratta, and some Canarese, documents, together with the 

 above statistical papers, remain. Abstracts are in my possession. 



Madras, ) 



Beceniher lAth, lS4S.j "W. TAYLOR. 



VIII. — Report of the Committee of the Agri-Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Madras, for the year 1848. Communicated by 

 Major Reid, C. B., Secretary of the Society, 



It will be observed that although the balance sheet shows a very fair 

 6um in favor of the Society, it is Rupees 957 less than that of the 1st 

 January, 1848. It becomes necessary, therefore, to show what has occa- 

 sioned so large an expenditure above the receipts, and what has been its 

 result to the garden and the Society. In the first place then as to expendi- 

 ture. 



In 1847, the Society determined on erecting a conservatory at the lower 

 end of the garden, at an estimate of Rupees 740-15-8. The building 

 was erected accordingly, but its cost was not entirely brought on the 

 books until after the completion of the balance sheet of 1st January, 1848, 

 since which date the sum of Rupees 231-6-3 has been debited. 



In June last, the large conservatory was entirely re-roofed at Rupees 9 J. 



In September last, the Superintendent's house underwent a thorough 

 repair and had some addition made to it in regard to comfort at Rupees 154, 



In October an entire new set of gardening tools, wheel-barrows, &c. 

 were provided, and about the same time a very complete set of instruments 

 for pruning, lopping, budding, &c. &c., were purchased. The expense in- 

 curred for these various items stands as follows : 



Rs. 



A pair of Bullocks, - . _ - - 50 

 Excavating a tank, - - - - 91 



Balance of new conservatory, - - - 231 

 I?e-roofing the old do. - - . 95 

 Kew gardener's tools, ----- 88 



