1849.] 



and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 



58S 



expedient to permit the same arrangement to be addreSS a communication by 

 extended to its Subscriptions as exists with regard 



to tbe Government Gazette. letter containing a list 01 the 



claims so referred to him. 

 With reference to the 3d Eesolution at the last monthly Meeting, the 

 Committee proceed to take into consideration the expediency of making 

 purchases of the books included in the printed list forwarded by Mr.C. 

 P. Brown with his Memo, dated 11th September last. 



II. Resolved, — That it is inexpedient to purchase tlie works in ques- 

 tion particularly as it appears that many of them are already in the 

 Library. 



Head letter from Captain T. J. ISTewboldj^offering to the Society spe» 

 cimens of Eocks and Fossils. 



To the Secretary Madras Branch Royal Asiatic Society. 

 SlE; 



I do myself the pleasure of offering to the Society the accompanying 

 specimens of the Eocks and Fossils of the Chikuldap Hills in H. H. the 

 IS^izam's territories. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, 



Your most obedient" Servant, 



(Signed) T. J. jN^ewbold, 



Captain 23d 3f. Light Infantry. 



III. Resolved, — That the specimens of Eocks and Fossils be accepted 

 and deposited in the Museum, and that the best thanks of the Commit- 

 tee on behalf of the Society, be offered to Captain JN'ewbold for his va- 

 luable present. 



Memobakdym Bead Memorandum from C. P. Brown, 



For circulation to the Literary 



Society Committee. iLsq. 



ed'S?eSrwGov™:fe ' The Committee observe that when, by 

 my Library of Manuscripts m San- Extract from Minutes of Consultation in 



sent, Telugu and otner languages. 



These books were deposited by the Public Department, dated 5th Febru- 



me in the Madras College Library mAh, -\t 



and there they still remain. To this ary, 1847, JN o. 124, (jrovernment permitted 



day I have received no document .^ n x • /? ivr x- i i i 



from Government acknowledging the collections o± JNative books and manu- 



'^Tffbooks have been placed un- ^^^^P^^ ^^'^^'g^ Literary Society to 



der the charge of the Literary So- be transferred to the College Board, the 



ciety. The event has proved me 



correct in thinking this injudicious, proposed arrangement was postponed at 



The collection ought to have been xi x* i i -n, ^ • 



placed under the care of the Col- "the particular request of Mr. Brown hrni- 



iege Board, unless a separate Cura- gpl f 

 tor should be appointed. At pre- 

 sent no individualis ansnrerable for IV. Resolved. — That as soon as the ex" 

 the books, and were I once out of . . n i • r> • 



the way the entire collection would ammation and classmcation of the booka 



