PROCEEDINGS. 1361 



Minor contributions. — Messrs. J. P. Paterson, Chas. Gray, 0. Beadon, 

 K. C. Macdonald, Oapt. Massey, Mir S. Ali, 0. E, Traylen, Major H. 

 Robertson and Mr. P. F. Gomes. 



MAMMAL SURVEY. 



Grant from Bombay Government. 



The Secretary announced that he had just received a letter from the 

 Government of Bombay intimating that Government had been pleased to 

 sanction a special grant of Rs. 2,500 towards the funds for the Mammals 

 Survey. 



The survey is progressing satisfactorily. Mr. Crump is at present at 

 Chanda, 0. P., and Mr. Shortridge in Mysore. 



The Superintendent, Victoria Gardens, Bombay, exhibited some plants 

 of Hcemanthus tnultiflorus in flower. 



The Secretary exhibited a plant of Peristeria elata, the ' Dove ' Orchid, in 

 flower. 



An " At Home " of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society 

 took place on Thursday, the 26th of September 1912, Mr. T. R. Bell, I.F.S., 

 presiding. 



The election of the following 37 members since the last meeting was an- 

 nounced :— Mr. G. M. McCleverty, Dehra Dun, U. P.; Mr. E. Lane, 

 Koderma, P. O. ; Mr. W. E. Kidner, R. E., Bombay ; Mr. G. N. Frattini, 

 Bangalore ; Dr. E. H. Hankin, Agra ; Mr. H. Gill, Kallini P. O., Cachar; 

 Capt. W. G. Meale, I.A., Mount Abu ; Mr. W. W. Phillips, I.C.S., Madras ; 

 The Librarian, Gauhati Club, Assam ; Mr. Aga Shah Rookh Shah, Poona ; 

 Mr. Carl Meyer, Rangoon; Capt. C. H. Barbar, I.M.S., Banda, U. P. ; Dr. 

 A. D. Cunnyngham Perdriau, Narsinghpur, C. P. ; The Mess Secretary, 

 R. A. Mess, Meerut ; Major H. N. Holden, Jaipur, Rajputana ; Mr. B. L. 

 Clarke, Quetta ; the Honorary Secretary, R. A. Mess, Cambellpore ; 

 Major James Davidson, I.M.S., D.S.O., Dehra Dun, U. P.; Mr. E. D. 

 Knowles, Purulia, B. N. Ry.; Mr. T. R. Rearden, England ; Capt. T. L. 

 Bomford, I.M.S. , Calcutta ; The Mess President, The Border Regiment, 

 Maymyo ; Mr. E. H. P. Jolly, I.C.S., Jalgaum ; Mr. E. Ferry, Benares ; 

 Mr. E. L. Mahon, Pollibetta, South Coorg ; The Principal, Madras Forest 

 College, Coimbatore ; Major A. D. Kirby, R.F.A., Allahabad ; Mr. H. 

 Jouquet, Dehra Dun, U.P.; Mr. F. C. Chamier, I.C.S., Mirzapur ; Mr. E. A. 

 Macnee, Jubbulpore, C. P.; Mr. T. J. Tasker, I.C.S., Hospet, Dist. 

 Bellary ; Mr. S. H, Harman, Tavoy, L. Burma ; Mr. J. W. Bradly, Katha, 

 Burma; Mr. V. A. Mackinnon, Mussoorie, U. P.; Mr. Donald Eraser, 

 Bombay ; Mr. B. S. Hickey, Tateriah P. O., Champarum and Mr. A. W. 

 Botham, I.C.S., Shillong. 



