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I allow a few pencilled notes of mine to remain in the margin. I had 

 onc^' intended to found on them a few written annotations, but on con- 

 sidering that they would not lead to any important conclusion, I prefer 

 allowing the Editor of the forthcoming Journal to make use of them, if 

 he may think proper to do so. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 Pursewaukum, > (Signed) W. Taylor, 



February 22d, 1844. 5 Missionary. 

 Resolved,— That it be referred to the Sub-Committee of Papers. ' 

 [Printed in No. 30 of the Journal] 



Read the following letter from Captain T. J. Newbold, dated Kurnool, 

 24th February, 1844. 



Kurnool, February 24th, 1844. 



My dear Mr. Minchin, 

 I should be very much obliged if you could allow me the use for a 

 few days of the following books from the Library at the College, viz. 

 DeLambre's Histoire del' Astronomie Ancienne, Asiatic Researches, Vols. 

 II. and IX. 



If they can be spared, please tell Mr. Bantleman to send them to 

 Griffiths, who will forward them to me by cooly — they shall be returned 

 by the same cooly — I only require to make a reference. 



I sent the Madras Society lately a specimen of some interesting Fora- 

 minifera found in the chert and jasper of the diamond limestone, which I 

 trust has been received and placed with the rest of the specimens in your 

 museum. I have sent specimens to my friend Col. Sykes, and to Lons- 

 dale, late Secretary Geological Society, to be examined. The Madras So- 

 ciety shall have the result as soon as communicated. 



Has the Society come to 4 any determination anent the Mackenzie 

 MSS. in the Library at the East India House ? 



I presume there is no hope of a Museum of Economic Geology being 

 formed at Madras. 



(Signed) T. J. Newbold. 



Read the following letter from the Secretary to Government, dated 2d 

 March, 1844, 



No. 212. 



To 



The Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society 



and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Gentlemen-, 



Public Dept. \ am directed by the Most Noble the Governor in Council 

 to draw your attention to the communications from this Department, of 



