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PROCEEDINGS. 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 5th DECEMBER 1912. 



An "At Home" of the Members of the Bombay Natural History- 

 Society took place on Thursday, the oth December 1912, Mr. Reginald 

 Gilbert presiding. 



New Membeks. 



The election of the following 52 members since the last meeting was 

 announced : — 



Mr, Hamid A. Ali, Sind ; Mr. G. N. Bignell, Baluchistan ; Capt. 0. T. 

 Daukes, Kashmir ; Mr. B, R. Hutchinson, Shwegyin ; the Honorary Secre- 

 tary, Abu High School, Rajputana ; Mr. W. G. Ponsonby, Purnea ; Mr, E. 

 A. GoU, Bombay; Mr. B. D. Barnes, Bombay; the Mess Secretary, 5th 

 Ammunition Column R. F. A., Deesa ; Lt.-Col. R. H. Elliot, I.M.S., Madras; 

 Lt.-Col. Thos. Jackson, I. M.S., Ahmedabad ; Major H. A. Forbes Knapton, 

 T.M.S., Poona ; Major G. E. Stewart, I.M.S,, Mahableshwar ; Major J. L, 

 Marjoribanks, I. M.S., Nasik ; Major C.S. Lowson, I.M.S. , Poona ; Mr. Ratan 

 Tata, Bombay ; Mr. E. Herbert Kealy, Rajputana ; Mr A. B. Knowles, 

 I.C.S., Amraoti ; Major A.B. Dew, Baluchistan ; Dr. D.B. Stewart, Rangoon; 

 Mr. G. B. Winter, Bombay ; Mr. A. D. Sanders, Ramandrug ; the Director 

 of Fisheries, Punjab ; the Mess Secretary, 90th Punjabis, Nasirabad ; Prof. 

 D. Rosenstock, Germany ; Mr. J. M. Mackenzie, Bihar ; Mr. T. A. White- 

 head, Madras ; Mr. Frank L. Friedlander, Insein ; Mr. H. G. Nash, Bulsar; 

 Mr. C. Gimson, I.C.S., Assam ; Major W. R. Walker, Cawnpore ; Capt. 

 C. A. Rocke, Montgomery ; Mr. W. J. Greener, Burdwan ; Mr. H. Dow, 

 I.C.S., Sind; Capt. E. G. Longford, Jubbulpore ; Major C. E.Davidson- 

 Houston, Quetta ; Mr. R. Lean, Madras; Mr. R. 0. C. Yates, Madras ; 

 Major F. A. Greer, Quetta; Capt. W. H. Boalth, I.M.S. Baroda ; Mr. A. 

 Williamson, I.C.S., Shwegyin ; Mr. F. P. Tomson, Shwegyin ; Mr. A. J. 

 Page, I.C.S., Nyaunglebin ; Mr. J. G. Cattel, Karachi; the Principal, 

 Thomason College, Roorkee ; Mr. H. L. Cooper, Rangmati ; Mr. Donald W. 

 Chambers, Calcutta ; R. H, Nisht, Siam ; Mr. P. Wyndham, I.C.S., Mirza- 

 pur ; Mr. G. W. Gilchrist, Bombay ; Mr. G. F. Chalk, Bombay, and 

 Mr. Julian Gut, Thana. 



The Honorary Secretary, Mr. W. S. Millard, acknowledged the following 

 contributions to the Museum since the last meeting : — 



