PROCEEDINGS. 405 



ACCOUNTS FOR 1901. 



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



statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1901, showing a 



credit balance of Rs. 982-7-3 in cash, and Rs, 4,800 invested in Grovernment 



Paper. It was resolved that the accounts be passed subject to the usual audit. 



ELECTION OF COMMITTEE. 



The President, Vice-Presidents, and members of the Managing Committee 

 for the present year were duly elected as follows : — 



President— H.E. the Right Hon'ble Lord Northcote, 



Vice-Presidents— Mr. J. D. Inverarity and Dr. D. MacDonald. 



Managing Committee — Veterinary-Captain G. H. Evans, Mr. E. C, Stuart 

 Baker, Dr. D. MacDonald, Mr. E. H. Aitken, Rev. F. Dreckmaun, S. J., Mr. 

 E, Ernest Green, Lieutenant-Colonel K. R. Kirtikar (I. M. S.), Mr. J. D. 

 Inverarity, Mr. W. S. Millard, Colonel H. D. Olivier, E.E., Mr. A, Abercrom- 

 bie, Mr. E. L. Barton, Mr. R. Gilbert, Mr. E. Comber, Mr. R. C. Wroughton, 

 Mr.;T. R. D. Bell, Major A. Newnham, Mr. F. 0. Gadsden, Major C. G. 

 Nurse, and Mr. G. 0. l^udgeon. 



Mr.N. C. Macleod, Honorarj' Treasurer, ex-officio. 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, Honorary Secretary, ex-officio. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were read and discussed. 



1. "Notes on the Hog Deer m Burma (with Photographs)," by Veteri- 

 nary-Captain-George H. Evans, A.V.D. 



•2. ■ '■ Aids'^to the Differentiation of Snakes, '' by Captain F. Wall, l.M.S. 



3. " Sand Grouse in Northern Gujarat, " by Major C. G. Nurse. 



4. " Travancore Snakes, " by B. S. Ferguson, F.L S. 



5. " A novel method of catching a Jackal, " by Major D. Thomson. 



6. " Occurrence of the Avoeet near Poona, " by Major R. M. Betham. 



7. " Notes on some Lakhimpur Birds, " by H. N. Coltart. 



8. " Occurrence of the White-faced or Stiff-tail Duck at Mardan," by 



Major F. J. H. Barton. 



9. " A man-eating Panther, " (with a Photograph), by W. A. Conduit. 



10. "Extraordinary magnitude of a fc^nake's meal," by t Captain F. Wall, 



I.M.S. 



11, " Our Collection of Eagles and Owls, " by E. H. Aitken. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 18th MARCH, 1902, 

 A meeting of the members was held at the Society's rooms on Tuesday, 

 the 18th March, 1902, Mr. F. O. Gadsden presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS, 

 The election of the following new members was announced :— 

 Mr. Donald N. Graham (Bombay) ; Captain k. L. Valentine (Bombay) ; 

 Mr. J. D. Mills (Hampshire, England) ; Mr. A. L. Whittell (Bombay) ^ 

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