



NOVEMBER, 1908. 
The Monthly General Meeting of the paced was held on 
Wednesday, the 4th November, 1908, at 9-15 P 
Peon Pe OnADETATA HaraprasA&p S/astri, M.A., Vice-Presi- 
dent, in the ch 
The following members were present :— 
Mr. I. H. Burkill, Mr. B. L. Pgs ee Mr. L. L. Fermor, 
Mr. H. G. Graves, Mr. D, Hooper, Rev C. Ridsdale, Mr. 
G. H. Tipper, Dr. Satischandra = fiat heme Mr. W. C. 
rth. 
Visitors:—Dr. W. Huntly, Dr, J. T. Jenkins, Mr, E. 
Woodhams. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Three-hundred and thirteen presentations were announced. 
The General Secretary ao the death of Rai Ram Brahma 
Sanyal Bahadur, an Associate Member of the Society, and read 
the fallenitig obituary one pierre by Mr. I. H. Burkill. 
The Society has suffered the loss, by death at the age of 57, 
of Rai Ram Brahma Sanyal, Bahadur, since 1899 one of our As- 
sociate Members, From his home in the Murshidabad district, 
he came to Calcutta about 1872 as a medical student, but did not 
qualify, his love of natural history leading cr instead to take 
in 1875 the post of Superintendent of the Zoological Gardens, at 
Alipur, Calcutta. He held that post until i death, and did 
most excellent work in it. The landscape gardening of the 
‘Zoo’ was his, as well as the care of the animals. His annual 
reports reflected his medical training, always containing informa- 
tion regarding the causes of death of the animals lost from time 
to time. His natural bent and ability brought him friendship and 
encouragement from Dr. Thomas Anderson and eut.-Col. 
ngham: these two he looked on as his masters, He 
wrote a Hiadid-henke of the Macnee of Animals in Captivity in 
Lower ” (Calcutta, 1892), ‘“ Hours with Nature” (Calcutta, 
papers which appeared in various journals. His last work in 
connection with this Society was a plea (see the Proceedings for 
June) the establishment of a marine zoological station on the 
a a plea which we hope is going to bear good 
He sited Europe once that he might gather ideas from 
‘es ‘Boao gardens there 
e Zoological Society ‘of London made him a corresponding 
member in 1893, and the Government of India a Rai Babadur 
in 1898, 
