1849.] and Auxiliary lloyal Asiatic Society, 



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

 ry Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held 

 at the Cltd) House ^ on Wednesday, the lOth November, 1847, at 

 7 o clock p. M. 



Present. 



Chairman. 

 Walter Elliot, Esq. 



Memher^. 

 Lieut. Colonel O. Felix, 

 Lieut. Colonel T. S. Peatt, C. B. 

 Lieut. Colonel W. Watkins, and 



Captain J. J. Losh, Secretary. 



Eead letter from the Cliief Secretary to Government, dated Fort 

 St. George, 5th October, 1847. 



FoET St. George, ^Ali October, 1847. 

 Public Depaet:ment. 

 1^0. 921. 



Gentlemen, 



1. In acknowledging the receipt of your Secretary's letter of the 

 25th ultimo, I am directed to acquaint you that the Government have 

 no objection to the publication, as proposed, of the report of the Sub- 

 Committee referred to in its 6th paragraph, and that they are prepared 

 to take 30 copies of each number of the Society's J oui'ual. 



2. I am desired to transmit a Eeport* drawn up by Mr. Eobinson, 

 Assistant Collector of Canara, on the general condition and resources of 

 the Laccadive Islands attached to that District ; and as it contains so 

 much new and interesting information, to suggest the expediency of its 

 being inserted in the Society's proposed PubJieation. 



3. The paper which accompanied the letter under acknowledgment 

 is herewith returned, as requested. 



I have, &G. 



(Signed) J. F. Thomas, 

 To Chief Secretary, 



The Managing Committee of the Madras Literary 



Society and Auxiliary of the lioyal Asiatic Society, 



I. Resolved, — That the receipt of this letter be acknowledged, and that 

 Govermnent be informed, with reference to the last paragraph, that the 



* To be returned when no longer reqnii-ed. 



