1849.] and Auxiliary Boijal Asiatic Society. 



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dencj, to forward copy of a letter wliicli they propose to submit to Go- 

 vernment, should tlie other public bodies v^^iih whom they have been 

 directed to act in concert concui' therein. 



The Board therefore request you will be pleased to inform them of 

 the sentiments of the Literary Society on the subject. 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, 



Your most obedient Servant, 



(Signed) J. H. Bell, 

 Secretary Board of Revenue Dep. P. W, 

 To the Secretary to the Literary Society. 



To the Chief Secretary to Government. 



SlE, 



I am directed by the Board of Eevenue with reference to the order 

 4. A^x. lo.^ of Government as per margin, to observe that they 



August 4th, 1846. . r n ' j 



^ No. 726^ ^^^^ have since been favored with a copy of the letter 

 addressed to Government by the Managing Com- 

 mittee of the Madras Literary Society upon the subject of the propos- 

 ed central Museum. 



In the propositions generally of the Literary Society the Board con- 

 cur, and they now consider it necessary again to sohcit the attention of 

 Government to the subject, and to recommend that early measures may 

 be taken for the provision of a suitable building and a qualified Curator 

 for the Museum, which would doubtless, if once thus established under 

 skilfid management, be filled with objects necessary for the study of 

 the sciences and useful arts. 



I have, &c. 

 (Signed) J. H. Bell, 



Secy. Board of Revenue D. P. W. 



(True copy.) 

 (Signed) J. H. Bell, 



Secy. Board of Revenue D. P. W. 



1. Resolved, — That the Eevenue Board be informed, in reply, that 

 the Managing Committee approve of, and fully concur in the application 

 which the Board propose to submit to Government. 



Eead letter from the Librarian Calcutta Pubhc Library acknowledg- 

 ing the rcceii^t of certain numbers of the Madi'as Journal of Literatiu'c, 



