818 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL Hl&T. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVIU. 
THE HONORARY SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1921. 
With regard to the working of the Society during the past year the 
following may be of interest to members : — 
MEMBERSHIP. 
At the end of the year 1920 there wore 102 Life Members on the roll of 
tlie Society and 1,744 Ordinary Members had paid their subscription for 
1920. In 1921 tinancial stress compelled an increase in the annual subscrip- 
tion and in the entrance fee with a corresponding rise in the Life Member- 
ship donation. Old members were however allowed six months in which to 
become Life Members at the old rate and this privilege was availed of by 
no less than 49 members. 
At the end of 1921 there were lol Life Members on the books and 
l,ld5 who had paid their subscription for 1921. 
PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM. 
The past year has marked an important epoch in the history of the 
Society, namely the comment ement of the Society’s activities in its new role 
of maintaining and providing a Museum for the benefit net merely of its 
members but for the benefit of the public of Bombay. The scheme for the 
arrangement of the Society’s display collections in the Prince of Wales 
Museum was prepared by Messrs. Ellison and Prater in March 1921 and at 
the time of His Royal Highness’ arrival in India the Curators had airanged 
for his inspection and for that of the general public a very interesting display 
of the Fauna of the Indian Empire. Unfortunately the exhibit has had to 
be temporarily closed to the public until the necessary glass show cases 
have been obtained as without the protection afl'orded by air-tight cases the 
specimens would be attacked by living Natural History Specimens of a 
type better dead than alive. 
Estimates have been prepared of the cost of show cases and also 
separate estimates of the cost of mounting specimens. The grant of 
Rs. 40,U0U already made by the Bombay Government is about a lakh of 
rupees short of the amount required to carry out the Curators’ Scheme in 
its entirety. It is evident from this that if the Public of Western India are 
to have a Museum worthy of the Prince of Walts and “ Urbs Prima in 
Indis ” a very generous response will have to be made to the appeal the 
Society is making for the provision of the necessary •funds. 
MAMMAL SURVEY. 
The IMammal Survey has been continued during the past year and will 
be carried on throughout this year mainly in consequence of financial assis- 
tance received from the Central Government. This assistance has been 
given because of the value the Survey is to the Country and because the 
Society had provided in the past over a lakh of rupees for the carrying on 
of the Survey and it is in the interests of Government to help those who 
help Government to save money. 
H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE SOCIETY. 
The past year will also be memorable on account of the connection of 
the Society with the visit of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales to India. It 
was with great pleasure that the Committee received intimation that their 
offer of the ser\iccs of t1 eir Curator, Mr. Ellison, and some of the 
staff to supervise the skinning and mounting of trophies obtained by H. R. 
H. and the party in India had been accepted. It is with greater pleasure 
