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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [123] (152/524)
The record is made up of 1 volume (451 pages). It was created in 1863-1864. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
• 09
Transactions, intended for the Honorary Members, to the Secretary of
the lloyal Geographical Society of London.
6. From G. Scott, Esq., Superintendent of Stationery, forwarding
a packet received from the Royal Society of London.
7- From the Honorable H. L. Anderson, Chief Secretary to Go
vernment, Political Department, informing the Society that the occu
pation of a new room, referred to by them in their letter, has been
sanctioned by Government.
8. From T. D. Thomson, Esq., London, acknowledging a remit
tance of £dO with an order for hooks, and promising to advise the
Society as soon as the books shall be despatched. And the following,
which relates to the Colaba Observatory:—
“ To the Secretary Geographical Society, Bombay.
Sir— Dr. Leith, in his late report on the Sanitary Condition of
Bombay, mentions that he has been obliged to take the table showing
the number of days on which the wind blew from each point from the
Meteorological Report for the year 1S50, because Osier’s Wind Gauge
at the Observatory at Colaba cannot now be depended upon.
In consequence of this, the Government desire to enquire into the
state of the Observatory at Colaba, and I am desired to ask the favour
of your Society naming any persons specially qualified to serve on a
committee for such inquiry.
I have the honour to be, &c.,
W. F. Marriott, Lieut. Colonel,
Secretary to Government.
Bombay Castle, bth June 1864.”
The iVcting Secretary then read the following Paper contributed by
Government : —
Wsit to the Wanika Country in the vicinity of Mombassa, and the
piogiess made by the Christian Missionaries at that place, by Lieut-
Colonel R. L. Playfair, H.M.’s Consul and
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Zanzibar.
At the conclusion of this Paper the Chairman and several of the
Members present having offered some observations on the interesting
incidents touched upon by Colonel Playfair, the second paper an
nounced for the evening was then submitted to the Society. It was an
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The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.
Publication details: Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Press, Byculla, 1865.
With maps, etc.
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- 1 volume (451 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references, and two indexes. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).
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- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:16, 1:132, 1:18, 18a:18b, 19:206, 206a:206b, 207:256, 256a:256b, 257:340, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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- ST 393, vol 17
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- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:16, 1:132, 1:18, 18a:18b, 19:206, 206a:206b, 207:256, 256a:256b, 257:340, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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