1849.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 375 



in favor of the former on the 1st January, 1848, of E-ups. 10-6 and, also, 

 a general account of the receipts and disbursements of the Society in 

 1847, and its credits and liabilities, on the 1st January, 1848, showing 

 a balance in its favor of Eups. 412-14-6. 



I. Resolved, — That these accounts wtich have been passed by the 

 Managing Committee, and appear satisfactory, be approved and 



E^ead Extract, Minutes of Consultation in the Public Department, 

 dated 5th February, 1848, ISTo. 129, and despatch therein recorded, 

 from the Honorable the Court of Directors, dated 21st Decem- 

 ber, (No. 48 of) 1847. Head also letter to the address of the Se- 

 cretary, from Walter Elliot, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Ma- 

 nagement. 



Public Depaktment. 

 No. 48 of 1847. No. 129. 



Our Governor in Council Fort St. 

 George. 



Letters dated 11th March, No. 

 27, 1847, paras. 2 to 4--and 8th 

 June, No. 12, 1847, paras. 5 to 7. 

 3Iadras Literary Society. 



Para. 1. We approve of your 

 having undertaken the charge of 

 the Collections of the Madras Li- 

 terary Society as contributions to 

 the Central Museum", on the con- 

 ditions proposed ; viz., the resto- 

 ration of the articles to the Soci- 

 ety, if the Central Museum should 

 be closed, and free access to it of 

 the Members of the Society. 



2. The object of these para- 

 P.5to7of8t]iJunG graphs is to ob- 



1847. ]S"o. 12. tain our sanction 

 to the temporary outlay of 250 Us. 

 a month for an Estabhshment to 

 prepare a list of the Manuscripts 

 in the languages of the south of In- 

 dia which are now in the charge of 

 the Madras Literary Society, and of 

 which no complete catalogue exists. 



Extract from the Minutes of Consul- 

 tation, dated 5th February, 1848. 

 Resolved, — That a copy of this 

 despatch be forwarded to the Com- 

 mittee of the Madras Literary So- 

 ciety with reference to communi- 

 cations from this department, dated 

 11th December, 1846, and 5th Fe- 

 bruary, 1847, and that the sum of 

 Es. 250* a month 

 be disbursed for a 

 temporary estab- 

 lishment for the 

 duty here indi- 

 cated. 



The Committee will be pleased 

 to furnish, for transmission to Eng- 

 land a quarterly report of the 

 nature required by the Hon'ble 

 Court. 



* Superinten- 

 dent, Rups. 100 



2 Punclits at 

 SORs.eacli, 100 



English Writer, 50 



Per month, .. . 250 



