1847.] 



and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 



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the remarks contained in the last paragraph of their late Secretary's 

 letter, dated 10th November, 1843, respecting the qualifications and 

 attainments which the Curator of the Museum should possess and 

 the advantages which would arise from a laboratory being provided 

 as part of the establishment of the Museum. 



6th. The Committee beg to express their hope that Government 

 will not consider it necessary to make the proposed Central Museum 

 solely one of Economic Geology. They are decidedly of opinion that 

 it might, very easily and advantageously, and without much addi- 

 tional expense, be made to comprise objects of almost every descrip- 

 tion usually found in large public Museums in Europe; and they con- 

 ceive that even supposing it to derive its supplies almost exclusively 

 from the territories under the Madras Presidency and the adjacent 

 geas, a very curious and valuable collection might be formed at no 

 very remote period, and without much cost to the State, exclusive of 

 the charges on account of the Establishment at Madras. 



7th. The Committee propose to forward a copy of this letter to 

 each of the Boards and Departments with which they were placed 

 in communication by the orders of Government in the Extract from 

 Minutes of Consultation under acknowledgment. 



8th. The request of Government contained in the Extract from 

 Minutes of Consultation under acknowledgment regarding the various 

 scientific reports (of which a list accompanied it) will shortly be com- 

 plied with by the Managing Committee, who propose to apply for such 

 of the Reports in question as seem from the subjects of them, likely to 

 be generally useful or interesting, and after perusal of them to make a 

 selection for publication, if deemed expedient by Government. 



9th. The Committee further propose shortly to submit to Govern- 

 ment a plan for making the Native Library now deposited in the Col- 

 lege, which comprises the portion of the Mackenzie manuscripts sent 

 out from England, and the books and manuscripts recently presented 

 to the Society by Mr. C. P. Brown more available to the public, and 

 thereby more useful than it has hitherto been, 



I have the honor to be, &c, &;c. 



The Meeting proceeded to consider certain new Rules and additions 

 to existing Rules framed by the Managing Committee and recom- 

 mended by them for the confirmation of the Subscribers. 



VIIL Add to this Rule. 



