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PROCEl^DINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 18th MARCH 1913. 



An " At Home " of members and their friends of the Bombay Natural 

 History Society took place on Tuesday, the 18th March 1913, H. H. the 

 Rao of Cutch, G.C.I.E., presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following 24 members since the last meeting was 

 announced : — 



Mr. E. R, Stakelum, Bombay ; Mr. C. C. Garbett, I. C.S., Lahore ; Mr. 



E. Alban Williams, Bombay ; Mr. E. J. Godfrey, B.Sc, Bangkok ; Capt. 

 G. A. Nevill, Sadiya, Assam ; the Honorary Secretary, Upper Burma Club, 

 Mandalay; Miss E. A. Montgomery, Broach; Mr. B. C. Rake, Burma; 

 Mr. M. P. Walsh, Bar.-at-Law, Akola, Berar ; the Mess President, 98th 

 Infantry, Saugor, C.P. ; the Librarian, Students' Library, St. Xavier's 

 College, Bombay ; Mr. J. H. Sanders, I.C.S., Ahmednagar ; Mr. W. E. 

 Copleston, I.F.S., Belgaum ; Mr. R. E. Haslam, Travancore ; Capt. H. W. 

 de B. Prescott, Bombay ; Mr. R. Trevor Jenkin, I.F.S., Saugor, C.P. ; the 

 Honorary Secretary, Library, Peshawar Club, Ltd., Peshawar, N.W.F.P. ; 

 Mr. H. D. Coggan, Kamptee, C.P. ; Major J. H. Barbour, R.A.M.C, 

 Kamptee, C.P. ; Director of Agriculture, Federated Malay States, Kuala 

 Lumpur; Mr. D. D. Nanavati, I.C.S., Burma ; Mr. P. A. R. Barron, 

 Bangkok; Mr. Charles S. Prince, Travancore, and Capt. T. R. H. Keppel, 

 Bombay. 



ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS. 



The following gentlemen were elected as office bearers for the present 

 year: — President, H. E. the Right Hon. Lord Sydenham, G.C.M.G., 

 G.C.I.E., G.C.S.I., F.R.S.; Vice-Presidents, Mr. J. D. Inverarity, B.A., 

 LL.B., Rev. F. Dreckmann, S.J., and the Hon. Mr. Justice N. C. Macleod; 

 Honorary Secretary Mr. W. S. Millard ; Honorary Treasurer, Mr. L. H. 

 Savile ; Managing Committee, Rev. J. Assmuth, S.J., Mr. T. Bainbrigge 

 Fletcher, F.E.S., F.Z.S., Mr. T. R. Bell, I.F.S. Mr. C. L. Burns, Mr. E. 

 Comber, F.Z.S., Lt.-Col. G. H. Evans, F.L.S., CLE., Capt. W. H. Evans, 

 R.E., Prof. G. A. Gammie, Mr. E. E. Green, F.E.S., Mr. F. Hannyngton, 

 I.C.S., Mr. G. S. Hardy, I.C.S. ; Mr. N. B. Kinnear, Lt.-Col. K. R. 

 Kirtikar, I.M.S. (Retd.), Major W. G. Listen, CLE,, I.M.S., Mr. McNeiU, 

 I.C.S., Dr. A. Powell, Mr. E. L. Sale, LCS., Mr. R. A. Spence, Major 



F. WaU, I.M.S., C.M.Z.S., and Mr. John Wallace, C E. 



THE ACCOUNTS FOR 1912. 



Mr. L. H. Savile, the Honorary Treasurer, said in presenting the 

 accounts for the year ending 31st December 1912 : — The opening balance 

 at the beginning of the year was Rs. 3,540, the closing balance being 

 Rs. 3,120, showing a deficit on the year's working of Rs. 419. The expen- 

 diture during the year was Rs. 37,439, an excess over last year of 

 Rs. 5,947, while the receipts were Rs. 37,019, which is Rs. 4,822 in excess 

 of 1911. So that in spite of a very fair increase in the receipts, the expen- 

 diture has exceeded the income. The amount paid in subscription by 

 members during 1912 was Rs. 24,783. The amount actually received for 

 1912 subscriptions including those paid in 1911 was Rs. 22,431 and there 

 will probably be about Rs. 1,000 still to come in 1913. So we may take 

 it that the amount of subscriptions for the year under review is Rs. 23,500 

 representing 1,560 members, in addition to 106 life members. The cost 

 of the Journal, plus postage, printing, and stationery and salary of staff 

 (less that of the Keeper of the Museum), amounted to Rs. 24,705 and as 



