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It was, however, satisfactory to know that the remains had been carefully 

 excavated and will now be put together in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 

 ELECTION OP OFFICE BEARERS FOR 1905. 



The following gentlemen were elected as office bearers for the present year : — 

 President : H. E. Lord Lamington, G.C M.G., G.O.I.E.; Committee: Vet.- 

 Major G-. U. Evans ; Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker, F.Z.S. ; Mr. E. H. Aitken ; Rev. 

 F. Dreckmann, S.J. ; Mr. E. Ernest Green, F.E.S. ; Lieut. -Colonel K. R. 

 Kirtikar, I.M.S. ; Mr. J. D. Inverarity, B.A., LL.B. ; Lieut.-Colonel H. D. 

 Olivier, R.E., F.Z.S. ; Mr. G. C. Dudgeon, F.E.S. ; Mr. A. Abercrombie ; Mr. G. 

 M. Ryan, I.F.S. ; Colonel W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S. ; Mr. E. Comber, F.Z.S. ; 

 Mr. T. R. D. Boll, l.F.S. ; Major A. Newnham, F.Z.S. ; Major C. J. Nurse, 

 F.E.S. ; Mr. L. C. H. Young, B.A., F.E.S. ; Mr. J. McNeill, I.C.S. ; Mr. N. C. 

 Macleod, ex-officio ; Mr. H. M. Phipson, O.M.Z.S., ex-officio ; Mr. W. S. MUlard, 

 ex-officio. 



ACCOUNTS FOR 1904. 



Mr. N. C. Macleod, the Honorary Treasurer, placed before the meeting the 

 accounts for the year ending 3 1st December 1904, showing an income of 

 Rs. 17,027-1-5, an expenditure of Rs. 16,833-5-11, and a cash balance carried 

 forward of Rs. 3,307-8-5 The accounts were accepted, subject to the usual 

 audit, and a vote of thanks was passed to the Honorary Treasurer. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were then read and discussed : — (1) The Fauna and 

 Flora of our Metallic Currency, by the Rev. E. Blatter, S.J. ; (2) Notes on 

 Small Mammals in Kashmir and adjacent districts, by Col. A. E. Ward ; (3) 

 The Goosander (Merganser castor) , by A. M. Primrose ; (4) On the Breeding 

 Seasons of big Game, by Major R. G. Burton ; (5) Double-headed Snakes 

 and other Notes, by Capt. F. Wall, I.M.S., C.M.Z.S. ; (6) Description of 

 two new Snak3s from Burma, by G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. ; (7) Fishes 

 from the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and Karachi, collected by Mr. F. V. 

 Townsend, by C. Tate R^gin, B.A. Father Blatter's investigations into the 

 animal and vegetable life found on our current coins excited much interest, 

 ani it was a relief to know that the copper coins which circulate so freely 

 amongst the poorest, and consequently not the cleanest, classes of the commu- 

 nity, appear to be harmless. Father Blatter's experiments tend to confirm the 

 statemants recently made that copper is an excellent germicide. .He stated 

 that the microscopic plants and animals found by him on the copper coins were 

 in all cases devoid of life, while those on the silver coins were, in most cases 

 animated. 



EXHIBITS. 



Mr. G. R. Lowndes exhibited a plant of Streptosolen Jamesonii in flower, 

 a new introduction into Bombay, and good flowering plants of the following 

 Orchids : — Phalsenopsis schilleriana and Cattleya schroderse. 



