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 SEANCE DU 3 AOUT 1881 



FRESIDENCE DE l'hONORABLE H. PXTOT 



Presents : Dr C. Meldrum, F. R. S., Dr F. Le 

 Bobinec, MM. C. H. de Caila, N. Desjardins, L. 

 Lejuge de Segrais, J. Jacobs, A. Mallac, V. de 

 Robillard et A. Daruty, Secretaire. 



Le proces- verbal de la reunion du 15 Juin dernier, 

 est lu et adopte. 



Le President donne lecture de deux lettres 

 suivantes : 



Mauritius, Colonial Secretary's Office, 

 14th June 1881. 



The President Royal Society of Arts and Sciences 

 Sir, 



I am directed by the Lieutenant Governor to 

 inform you that during his recent visit to Rodrigues 

 His Excellency interested himself at the request of the 

 Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius in 

 obtaining bones of the extinct birds of that Island. 



His Excellency was so far successful that he has 

 obtained some bones, supposed to be those of the 

 Dodo ; and he now has much pleasure in presenting 

 them to the Society. 



The Lieutenant Governor is indebted to the 

 kindness of Mr Vandorous, the pilot at Rodrigues, for 



