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power (provided sufficient funds be raised) to give a suitable cartoon for the reception of the Morrison Library, the Mission Library and the Asiatic Society's Library valuate collections of Books which are at present scattered away for the most part, in damp inaccessible places, and which if not soon rescued from their present condition of unavoidable neglect, will be permanently lost to the public through the ravages of Insects and the Climate.

In conclusion, I beg to enclose copies of the correspondence I have had with Dr Home, the principal Medical Officer of the Military Medical Department, on the question as to whether the occupation of the site in question could be attended with any ill effects to the Troops quartered in the Murray Barracks. The Committee conceive it to be impossible that any objection could arise on this score, but, as the correspondence shews Dr Home prefers that, if any expression of his opinion be considered necessary, the application for it should emanate from Government.

I have, &c

(Signed) R. C. R. Owen

on behalf of the Committee.

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338 power (provided sufficient funds be raised) to give a suitable cartoon for the reception of the Morrison Library, the Mission Library and the Asiatic Society's Library valuate collections of Books which are at present scattered away for the most part, in damp inaccessible places, and which if not soon rescued from their present condition of unavoidable neglect, will be permanently lost to the public through the ravages of Insects and the Climate. In conclusion, I beg to enclose copies of the correspondence I have had with Dr Home, the principal Medical Officer of the Military Medical Department, on the question as to whether the occupation of the site in question could be attended with any ill effects to the Troops quartered in the Murray Barracks. The Committee conceive it to be impossible that any objection could arise on this score, but, as the correspondence shews Dr Home prefers that, if any expression of his opinion be considered necessary, the application for it should emanate from Government. I have, &c (Signed) R. C. R. Owen on behalf of the Committee.
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power (provided sufficient funds.

be raised) to

give

a

suitable

car

toon

for the reception of the Morrison Library, the Mission Sibrary and the Asiatic Society's Sibrary valuate

collections of Books which are at present Annddled

away

for

the

most part, in damp maccessible places, and

which

if

not

svou rescued

from

their present condition of unavoidab meglect, will be permanently lost to the public through the ravages

Insects and the Climate__

of

In conclusion. I beg to enclose copies of the correspondence I have had with Dr House, the principal

on the

Medical Afficer

Military Medical

the site in question

- purely formal question as to whether the occupation of could be attended with any ill effects to the Troops quartered in the Mumay Barracks. The Committee conceive it to be impossible that any objection

که اسلام

arise ou

this

core, but,

score,

Led

the correspondence shews Dr Home

prefers that,

of any expression of tis opinion be considered necessary, the application for it should emanate from Government.

I have, &c

(Signed) R. C.R. Owen

behalf of the Committee.

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