PROCEEDINGS. 



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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING HELD ON 27th JULY, 1891. 



The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society took place on Monday 

 last, the 27th July, Surgeon-General W. E. Cates presiding. 



ELECTION OP MEMBERS. 

 The following gentlemen were duly elected members of the Society : — 

 Captain P. J. B. Campbell (Jhansi), Mr. P. R. Hutchinson, P. W. D. (Bombay), Mr. 

 Harrington Bulkley (Kharagora), Colonel William Scott (Palanpur), Mr. G. C. Whit- 

 worth, Bo. C.S. (Nasick), Captain S. C. Smitb, R. A., (Colaba), Mr. F. W. P. Fletcher 

 (Tindivanam), Mr. T. Rogers Rean (Bombay), Major E. Balfe (Simla), Mr. H. A. 

 Hole (Cachar), and Captain J. A. Bell (Deoli). 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING JULY. 



The Honorary Secretary, Mr. H. M. Phipson, then acknowledged the following 

 contributions to the Society's collections during the month : — 



Minor contributions were also acknowledged from Mr. E. Giles, Colonel Carruthers, 

 and Mr. Dorabjee Dadabhoy Boottee. 



CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIBRARY. 



Memoirs of the Geological Survey, in exchange; Dictionary of Economic Products 

 of India, Vols. 1 to 4, from the Government of India; List of the Mammals in the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta, from the Trustees; and Photograph of the Traveller's 

 Palm, from Mr. T. R. Fernandez. 



DESIDERATA. 



The Honorary Secretary stated, for the information of those members who are 

 willing to assist in the improvement of the Scoiety's collection of horna, that really 

 good specimens of the following are much wanted, those at present in the Society's 

 Rooms being deficient in size : — Wild buffalo (male and female), Swamp deer, Neil- 

 gherry wild goat, and Muntjac, or ribbed-faced deer. 



