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It is satisfactory however to be able to announce that some Col- 

 lodion has recently been received in Madras which gives a fair 

 promise of better things. We allude to Thomas' new Negative Col- 

 lodion which is well spoken of by those who have tried it, as retain- 

 ing its keeping properties, as well as sensitiveness for a much longer 

 time than any which has as yet found its way to this country. Thus 

 much may be said for Collodion in India, but even those operators 

 who are content to pursue the less uncertain but more troublesome 

 paper processes have their difficulties also to contend with, especi- 

 ally when they come to print from their finished wax negatives. 

 The intense heat of the sun melts the wax, and the prints are too 

 frequently found to be spotted and spoilt with this material, the 

 defect in some cases only being discovered after they have been 

 *oned and fixed, though, generally speaking, it can be detected on 

 their removal from the pressure frame. 



Considering the difficulties and inconveniences attending photo- 

 graphic operations in India which we have above enumerated, it is 

 a subject for congratulation to members of the Society that their 

 Exhibition of this year proved to be so successful as it was. Besides 

 the numerous contributions from the Madras Presidency, we were 

 likewise much indebted to the Calcutta Photographic Society for 

 several excellent productions contributed by its members, and it 

 cannot but be much regretted that none were this year received from 

 the other sister Presidency, especially as we well know from the 

 Bombay Amateur Photographic Album, that that Presidency is far 

 from being deficient in zealous and successful prosecutors of the 

 Art. 



The medals offered by the Society for the best contributions 

 were awarded as follows : — 



Gold Medal. 



For the best collection of views and landscapes, open to all 

 amateur Members of the Society, to Captain Girdlestone, 11th 

 Regiment N. I. 



Silver Medal. 



For the best collection of views and landscapes, open to all 

 Members of the Society, to Captain Tripe. 



N. B.— This medal having been replaced at the disposal of the 

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