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Nasik and 5 birds by Mr. J. A. D. McEain in the Kolaba District. A 

 griffon vulture was presented by Mr. H. Whistler, from Jhang. 2 shel- 

 drakes were obtained for us at Jamnagar by H. H. the Jam Saheb, and a 

 spot-billed duck taken at Srinagar, Kashmir, was sent in by Col. D. G. 

 Oliver. Mr. T. B. Hawkins presented an Imperial eagle and a courser from 

 Goona, C. I., Major M. L. Ferrar, a spurfowl from the Thana District and 

 Mr, H. A. W. Brent, an albino snipe from the vicinity of Bombay. A 

 curiously malformed black buck head was received from Revd. D. G. 

 Acland. The Society is indebted to the Trivandrum Zoo for the skin of a 

 Malabar civet cat and to the Colombo Museum for a few mammal skins 

 presented by them. 



The following papers were read: — (1) "Expected Plague of Field Kats 

 in 1920" by L. J. Sedgwick, I.C.S. (2) " Wild Forms of Bombay Island 

 and Salsette " by Prof. J. F. R. D'Almeida. The papers will be published 

 in full in the Society's Journal. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks 

 to the various contributors. 



ACCOUNTS FOR 1918. 



Mr. L. H. Savile, the Honorary Treasurer, presented the accounts for 

 1918. Referring to the membership he stated that the number of members 

 at the end of the year under review was 1,775 as compared with 1,738 in 

 1917 showing a fairly satisfactory increase considering that the war was 

 still in progress, 142 new members joined the Society during 1918 compar- 

 ed with 99 in 1917. He expressed a hope that now that the war was over, 

 1919 would show a much larger increase in membership as well as in the 

 activities of the Society. 



Referring to the accounts the Honorary Treasurer stated that the open- 

 ing balance was Rs. v;,945 and the closing balance (omitting Rs. 12,000 on 

 fixed deposit) was Rs. 3,384. The receipts show an increase of Rs. 3,097 

 due largely to increase in membership, while the expenditure (which 

 included an increase in the salary of the staff and a victory bonus of one 

 month's pay) was — allowing for one or two special items in 1917 — about the 

 same as last year. 



The Mammal Fund accounts were also presented. As the original collec- 

 tors were still on active service little work was done during the year. 

 The opening balance was Rs. 8,962 and the closing balance Rs. 8,684. 



As the war is now over the Committee have decided if possible to 

 continue the Survey during the current year, and have written to the 

 original collectors with a view to their continuing their work ; should this, 

 as it is hoped to be found possible, a large increase in the funds will be 

 required and it is hoped, therefore, that all members of the Society who are 

 interested in this work will contribute towards the continuing of the survey 

 to a satisfactory completion. 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 3ei. APRIL 1919. 



A meeting of members and their friends took place on Thursday, the 3rd 

 April, 1919, Major F. C. Eraser, I.M.S., presiding. 



The election of the following 12 members since the last meeting was an- 

 nounced : — The Principal, Central College, Bangalore ; Captain F. W, Wil- 

 liamson (I.C.S.), Bombay; Lieut. R. Hailstone, Bombay; Lieut. J. A. H. 

 Maund, Bombay ; Captain C. de C. Martin, I. M.S., Bombay ; Major Allan 



