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seem probable, tbat considerable immigration from Burma migbt be 

 looked for, if an easy means of communication were opened out. Mr. 

 Goodenough, wbo bad been good enough to forward to him Mr. Jenkins' 

 notes, bad also sent him a sketch map, on which he had marked 

 Mr Jenkins' route ; and on which lie had also shewn the routes 

 of Wilcox, of Griffiths, of the recent expedition under Capt. Sladen 

 to Momein, of the French expedition which had recently completed 

 its course at Shanghai ; and also the furthest point to West, to which 

 Capt. Blakiston had reached. This general map would give an idea 

 of the relative position of the areas explored by these expeditions, 

 and would also shew the large area of country, the geography of 

 which was still very little known. It was scarcely creditable to the 

 British Government that this should be so ; and every little addi- 

 tion to our knowledge of the geography of this area was very accept- 

 able. He thought they owed their best thanks to Mr. Jenkins and 

 Mr. Goodenough, for the communication of these notes. 



The reading of Mr. Peel's paper on the hill tribes south of Sibsau- 

 gor, was postponed for the next meeting. 



Col. Strachey then spoke of a remarkable stroke of lightning 

 during the recent storm ; a house having been struck, apparently 

 from the side, on the corner opposite to the one the conductor was 

 placed at. This was probably owing to the moisture with which 

 the walls of the house were saturated. The fact does not, however, 

 speak very favorably for the use of our lightning conductors. 



The Chairman announced the new election of members and the 

 meeting separated. 



Library. 

 The following additions were made to the Library, since the meet- 

 ing held in January. 



Purchase. 

 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. II. Nos. 1 and 2. 

 The Calcutta Review. January, 1869. 

 The Numismatic Chronicle, 1868, Part III. 

 Revue linguistkpie, 2nd tome, fasc. 2nd. 



Exchange. 

 The Athenaeum, October and November, 1868. 



