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The Honorary Secretary exhibited some West Indian Bananas '* Mui<a caren- 

 JiskH " which he had yrown in Tiomhay. and memljers present were requested 

 to try them and report whether they preferred them or not to the local varieties 

 of plantain. He mentioned that 12(1 fruits were on the fii-st bunch. 



The collection of snakes which had been mounted by Mr. Kinnear for the 

 Medical Congi-ess was exhibited and greatly admired. 



ACCOUNTS FOR 1908. 



The Honorary Treasurer. Mr. L. 11. Savilc, presented the statement of 

 accounts for 1908. which he observed, showed a satisfactory result. The 

 subscriptions for the year weie Ks. 17,094-13-3 showing an increase of 

 Rs. 1.822-7-2 over the previous year. The entrance fees were Rs. 1,480 compa- 

 red with Rs. 1.440 for 1907, and 160 new members had been elected during 

 1908 against 157 in 1907. 



The accounts having been audited and found correct were duly passed. 



ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE. 



The following gentlemen were elected as office bearers for the present 

 year : — 



President :— H. E. Sir George Clarke, F.R.S., G.C.I.E. 



Vice-Presidents : — Revd. F. Dreckmann. S.J., Mr. J. D. Inverarity. B.A. 

 LL.B., and the Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. C. Macleod. 



Managinof Committee: — Vety.-Col. G. H, Evans ; Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker, 

 F.Z.S. : Mr. E. Comber. F.Z.S. ; Mr. E. E. Green, F.E.S. : Professor G. A. 

 Gammie : Mr. T. R. Bell, I.F.S. ; Col. W. B. Bannermann, I.M.S. ; Mr. H. 

 Bulkley : Mr. C, L. Burns : Rev. E. Blatter, S. J. ; Major G. Lamb, I.M.S. ; 

 Capt. W. Glen Liston, I.M.S. : Mr. H. Macnaghten Mr. H. Maxwell Lefroy ; 

 Mr. J. McNeill, I.C.S. : Lt.-Col. A. Newnham ; Mr. N. B. Kinnear ; Lt.-Col. 

 K. R. Kirtikar, I.M.S. (Retd.) ; Mr. G. M. Ryan, I.F.S, ; Major F. Wall, I.M.S.. 

 C.^I.Z.S. ; and Mr. J. Wallace. C.E. 



Honorary Librarian : — ilr. B. D. Richards, B. Sc. 



Honorary Treasurer : — ^Ir. L. H. Savile (^cr-iffic/o.) 



Honorary Secretary : — Mr. W. S. Millard {e.x-ojficio.) 



THE JOURNAL. 



The Secretary announced that the Index Number (No. f). Vol. XVIII) of the 

 Society's Journal had just been pnl)lished and as No. 1, Vol. XIX.. would be 

 ready in a few weeks the two numbers would be posted together to up- 

 country members. 



PAPER READ. 



The following paper was then read : — 



The History of the Sea Cocoaniit (Lodoicea Sechellarum) bv Rev. E. Blatter 

 S.J. 



