360 Memoir of Sir Walter Elliot of Wolfelee. 



he held the appointment of Translator to Government in the 

 Oanarese language. On Lord Elphinstone's retirement in 

 1842, he became member of the Board of Revenue till 1845, 

 when he was sent on special duty to the Northern Circars, 

 then in an unsettled state. 



Sir Walter printed at Madras, in 1859, the Flora Andhrtca, 

 or plants of the Northern Circars, a work of much value on 

 the Telugu districts, containing the vernacular and botanical 

 names in native and English characters. 



After his return from India, Sir Walter submitted a paper 

 at the Edinburgh meeting of the British Association, in 

 1871, on the advantage of systematic co-operation among 

 provincial natural history societies, so as to make their 

 observations available to naturalists. He stated that while 

 the number of societies was considerable, their operations 

 were limited, and hence that benefit which might be secured 

 did not issue. He believed there was a general desire for 

 co-operation between the members of different natural history 

 societies, and while he was not prepared to suggest a means 

 by which this might be secured, he would be glad to hear 

 what members had to say (see, in full. Trans. Bot. Soc. 

 Edin., 1871.) It was greatly owing to this papar, and the 

 discussion which followed, that the union of local natural 

 history societies was eventually effected. 



In biology he took a keen interest, and was a frequent 

 contributor to not a few journals which deal with his favourite 

 researches. A chronological list of his scientific papers is 

 appended to this notice. All these researches contain the 

 results of accurate observations carefully recorded. 



In 1885 an important work was published by him, being 

 Vol. Ill , Pt. 2, of the International Numi&mata Orientalia, 

 Coins of Southern India. The most interesting fact is that, 

 being quite blind, he revised the proofs, etc., by the ear, 

 and described many of the coins by the touch. 



Since this notice was read, it occurred to some friends 

 that a memorial tablet should be erected within the Parish 

 Church of Hobkirk, and the following epitaph was drawn up 

 by Colonel Henry Yule, C.B. : — 



