'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎109] (138/524)

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BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. C 1X
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.
Elections. —James Taylor, Esq., Lieutenant T. C. R. Carpendale,
and Sorahjee Framjee, Esq.
Donations. —The undermentioned donations were then laid before
the Society, for which their best thanks were directed to be conveyed
to the donors :—
1. —Proceedings of the Royal Society, Vol. XII., Nos. 53 and 54.
By the Society.
2. —Report on the subject of the Rain-fall in the Dekhan and
the Climatic Disturbance apparent during 1861 and 1862.
By Government.
3. —Papers relating to the Project of connecting Barsee with
the Barsee Railway Station by Tramways. By Government.
4. —Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. By the Bengal
Government.
Letters read. —The following letters were read -
1.—From Captain E. B. Holland, R. E., Under-Secretary to
Government, Public Works Department, forwarding dona
tions to the Society, and the following from Cursetjee
Furdoonjee Paruck, Esq., addressed to the President
To the Honorable W. E. Frere, Esq., F.R.G.S.,
President of the Bombay Geographical Society.
Sir,
Observing that the Library of our Geographical Society is very
deficient in many standard Geographical works, I have the plea
sure of conveying through you the expression of my willingness
to appropriate the sum of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. fifteen hundred (1,500) for the
purchase of Books for the Library of the Bombay Geographical
Society. These books to be selected by yourself and the Secre
tary to the Society, along with any Member of the Committee
with whom you may desire to associate yourselves for this purpose.
I have the honour to be, &c.
Cursetjee Furdoonjee Paruck*
Bombay, 22nd January 1864.