'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎19] (48/524)

BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
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fte Harbour, at Butcher’s Island (Derdeva) or at Trombay, another at
Karanja Island, or on eastern side of the harbour. That the tide should
be carefully registered at each of these stations every five minutes (as
was done at Kurrachee) for an entire year, and that care should be taken
to note the direction and strength of wind, moon s age, and other parti
culars, passage of the meridian, &c., &c. Were this done, we should have
n tide table to which we could with confidence refer, not only foi the
time of high-water, but also for the rise and fall of tide thioughout the
year. The south-west monsoon, it is well known, sets in from the south
ward first, and always commences here with the wind at south: this drives
a considerable volume of water into the harbour, particularly when it
sets in with the full moon and perigee, as was the case at the
commencement of last south-west monsoon, when we had a ^eiy
unusual high tide.”
Mr. Burgess thought it would be quite sufficient to carry them
on for two lunations or so only, and make the observations every quarter
of an hour. No doubt the more observations were made the more
accurate the results must be ; but one might go to unnecessary excess
and expense in such work.
The Rev. Mr. Fletcher observed, that to the north the tide divided
into two on the Indian Coast, as well as the London tides.
The Meeting then adjourned to Thursday, February 19th, 1863.
SESSION 1862-63.
Sixth Meeting. — February 19?^, 1863.
The Ordinary Monthly Meeting oi the Bombay Geogiaphical
Society was held in their Rooms, Town Hall, on Thursday, the
19th instant, at half-past 4 p.m.
Present. —-The Honorable W. E. Frere, C.S., F.R.G.S., Presidents
in the chair; Captain W. C. Barker, IN., Vice-President; J. Bur-
gess, Esq., F.E.I.S.; Atmaram Pandurang, Esq., G.G.M.C.; Rao
Saheb Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik ; Venayekrao Jugonnathjee, Esq. ;
Captain Mohammed bin Hamees, Members; and G. C. M. Biidwood^
Esq., M.D., Acting Secretary*
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confiimed,
Election.SQY&tyee Pestonjee Framjee, Esq.