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in 1885 and another at the foot of 31alab;ir Hill about 1887. Mr. Mahahixmivala 

 mentioned that one of these palms was also now floweriny in the Victoria 

 Gardens, Bombay. 



The following papers wore then read : — 



1. On airtight boxes and cases for Natural History specimens with experi- 

 ments by Mr. John Wallace, C.E., with some remarks on the same subject by 

 Mr. H. Maxwell Lefroy, M.A.. F.K.S., F.Z.S. 



•J. Note on a new Alga {Chara sp.) found in Bombay Island, by Mr. Vinayak 

 Nanabhai Hate, B. Sc. 



;5. The fear of man in wild animals, by Major R. G. Burton. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the authors of the different papers, all of 

 which will be published in the Society's Journal. 



