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colour sketches of the fish which had been enlarged by Miss G. Millard. 

 Other technical details were obtained from an account of the Aquarium 

 written by Dr. J. P. Henderson, which was published in Nature in 

 February last. 



The photographs would also enable members to gain some idea of the. 

 general appearance of the Aquarium and also of the interior. 



In conclusion the Secretary asked "Is it too much to hope that some 

 public spirited citizen will come forward and enable Bombay to follow the 

 execellent example which Madras has set us ?" 



There could, he thought, be no doubt that such an Aquarium in Bombay 

 would be both popular and of great educational value. 



Professor Powell said it would be difficult to exaggerate the importance 

 of such an Aquarium as an educational factor. No progress in the studj r 

 of practical Biology can be expected till such an Aquarium is available for 

 teachers, students and those engaged in original research on Biological 

 problems. He would venture to say that ninety per cent, of our University 

 graduates in Biology had never seen or handled a Sea Urchin, Star Fish, 

 Jelly Fish, or Lancelet, though they possibly write glib polysyllabic 

 accounts of their structure, development and life-histories. Such " learn- 

 ing " obtained from text-books is not science. At present the Bombay 

 student of Natural Science learns it in exactly the same way as he learns 

 history from text-book. He knows not science but the " history of 

 science." He can tell you what Huxley, or Darwin, or De Vries has 

 observed as he can tell you how Napoleon or Hannibal has fought. He 

 has made no personal observations or experiments, but with an Aquarium 

 at hand to supply our colleges with Biological material this state of affairs 

 can be remedied, not otherwise. 



SMALL GAME SHOOTING IN SIND. 



An interesting paper on this subject was read by Mr. N. B. Kinnear, 

 who gave his experiences of a three weeks' shoot in December with Mr. E. 

 Priestley, D.S.P., a member of the Society, in Lower Sind. 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 2nd FEBRUARY 1911. 



A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place on Thursday, 2nd February 1911, at 6-15 p.m., at the Society's 

 Rooms, H. E. Admiral Sir Edward Slade, M.V.O., presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following 5 new members since the last meeting 

 was duly announced : — 



Mr. E. B. M. Bulkely (Sabathu) ; Capt. H. C. H. O'Brien (Nowshera) ; 

 Lt.-Col. A. L. Duke, M.B. (Quetta); the Hon'ble Mr. W. Fraser (Cawnpore) 

 and the Mess Secretary, 45th Sikhs (Nasirabad). 



