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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEEIING HELD ON 1st MARCH, 1892. 



The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society was held on Tuesday 

 the 1st March, 1892. Mr. Andrew Murray presiding. 



The following new members were elected : — Captain C. H. R. Browne, P.W.D. 

 (Bombay), Captain G. H. Loch, Looshai Hills (Cachar); Mr. R. M. Thomason 

 (Sheogarh) ; Mr. B. E. Fernandez (Baroda) ; and Dr, Dhargalker Lnxmon (Bombay). 



The following contributions were acknowledged : — 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING FEBRUARY, 1892. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Owl (alive) 



1 Brown Flying Squirrel 



(alive). 

 1 Green Tree Snake 



1 Porcupine's Skull 



Deer's Horns 



2 Sarus Crane's Eggs 



1 Snake 



Strix javanica Miss Atkinson. 



Pteromys oral Mr. J. David. 



Dryophis mycterizans 



Hystrix leucura 



Rucervus eldii 



Grus antigone 



Lycodon aulicus 



Dr. T. S. Weir. 



Capt. A. Gwyn. 

 Mr. C. E. Kane. 



MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS 

 Prom Mr. G. Owen Dunn, Mr. 0. J. Michael, Mr. J. Benjamin, Mrs. Aston, Veteri- 

 nary Captain J. Mills, and Captain A. Gwyn. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY, 



"The Fauna of British India (Blandford)— Mammalia," Vol. IL, from Mr. W. F. 

 Sinclair, C.S. ; and " Phamacographia Indica," Part V. (Dymock), from the author. 



EXHIBITS. 



The Hon'ble Mr, Justice Birdwood exhibited a fine specimen of Qloxinia grown in 

 Bombay, and lir. M, 0. Turner sent two beautiful orchids in flowers, viz., Phalco- 

 nopsis schille ana and endrohium aggregatum, which were much admired. 



THE ACCOUNTS FOR 1891. 



The Accounts of the Society for the year ending 31st December, 1891, were laid 

 before the meeting by the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. Andrew Murray. The total 

 expenditure during the year amounted to Rs. 8,932 (out of which Rs, 4,316 were 

 spent on the Journal), and a balance of Rs. 1,454 was carried forward. 



The Accounts were passed subject to the usual audit, and a vote of thanks was 

 passed to the Honorary Treasurer. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING IN NATIVE STATES. 



The Honorary Secretary read an interesting paper on the above subject, by Mr. H, 

 St. John Jackson, of Allahabad, containing descriptions of the gardens which had 

 been laid out at Jeypore, Gwalior, Oodeypoore, Durbhunga, and other places. The 

 paper appeared in No. IV., Vol. VI., of the Journal. 



