1847.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 217 



Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society of 

 which due notice was given to the Society in the Minutes of Consultation 

 of Government, under date the 15th August, and a bill was accordingly 

 presented to the Civil Auditor for the pay of the said establishment from 

 the date on which it was entertained. 



It will be observed however from the accompanying copy of an official 

 memorandum of that Officer that he does not consider himself authorized 

 to pass the bill for the period anterior to the date of the said Minutes of 

 Consultation, without the special sanction of Government. 



It has already been explained in my predecessor's letter of the 8th April 

 last, that the Literary Society is not in possession of any funds from which 

 the charges of the establishment in question can be defrayed, and as the 

 Supreme Government have recognized the importance of the object con- 

 templated by sanctioning the establishment, the Committee of manage- 

 ment beg me to express their hope that Government will be pleased to 

 authorize the payment of the sum granted, from the date on which the 

 establishment was entertained, viz. 1st February, 1845. 



I have, &c. 



Literary Society, College; | (Signed) T. C. Jerdon, 



Sd Mvember, 1S45. ) Secretary M,L. S., ^x. 



OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM. 



The Civil Auditor regrets that he cannot pass the accompanying 

 ^ , „ , , „ , bills* as forwarded to him. The regulations of 



* 1. From 1st February * 



to 31st August, 1845— Government are that when new establishments are 



Rupees 357 0 0. • i i . i , i i -i n i i 



1. From 19th July to Sanctioned their pay should be drawn from the date 

 pees ta^lTg!' of their entertainment, subsequent to the orders of 



Government. It appearing that the establishment 

 now sanctioned for the Literary Society was entertained previously to the 

 receipt of the Minutes of Consultation of Government, the Civil Auditor 



* For Rupees '27-15-5 passed* the Bill from the date of those Minutes 

 fnmi ]5th to aist August, j^^^ cannot pass the charge for the previous pe- 

 riod without the special sanction of Government. 



Fort Saint George, \ ^ ^ ^ 



CIVIL Auditor's Office, ^^^.^^^^ 

 ^th September, 1845. ; 



Tor 



The Secretary Madras Literary Society and - 



Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, 



