'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎11] (26/496)

No. 35, Juinj tome 8 , No. 36, Juilletj tomeB, No. 37, Aout, Septembre ; and
tome 8 , No. 38, Octobre 1846.
Letters. —From G. J. Erskine, Esq., Private Secy., dated 11 th May, 1847,
acknowledging the receipt of the Society’s letter of the 7th May 1847, enclosing
an extract from the Minutes of a Meeting, intimating, by desire of the Honor
able the Governor, that his Honor feels highly gratified by the request therein
contained to become Patron of the Society, with which he has much pleasure in
complying.
From John Macleod, Esquire, Secretary to the Scinde Association, dated
Kurrachee, 19th April, 1847, acknowledging the receipt of the Society’s letter of
the 30th March, No. 11 of 1847, and intimating that his Excellency the Governor
of Scinde has been good enough to direct that the boxes of books and instruments
therein alluded to, shall be forwarded to Sukkur as soon as possible after their
delivery there, and further states that steps will be taken for the onward trans
mission from Sukkur of the articles in question by the first opportunity.
From W. Escombe, Esquire, Secretary to Government, General Department,
dated 17th July, No. 2026 of 1847, transmitting the pages of the 4th volume of
<( Thornton’s India” which were missing when it was presented to the Society in
the month of February 1845.
Copy of a printed Circular from Colonel J. R. Jackson, Secretary of the
Royal Geographical Society, dated London, January 1847, intimating that Mr.
John Shillinglaw, late Librarian of that Society, has been appointed the Society’s
Agent for the supply of the Journal of the Geographical Society of London to all
such Honorary and corresponding Members, and Scientific and Literary Institu
tions, as are entitled to receive copies.
There was scarcely any business of note before the Society. A lengthy con
versation occurred amongst the members as to the best mode of forwarding the
various objects the Society had in view. It appeared that the funds were in a
singularly flourishing state, and that any enterprise that was deemed desirable
might be undertaken. A new number of Transactions would be placed in the
hands of the printer so soon as a sufficiency of papers was in readiness. In refer
ence to the great scheme of Tidal Observations, it was stated that no reply had been
received from Government to the Secretary’s letter of the 19th Feb. last, and that
the want of this had prevented the renewal of correspondence with H. M.’s Lords
of the Admiralty. It was stated that the matter must, through inadvertence, and
pressure of more emergent business, have fallen aside,—no obstacle or indisposi
tion on the part of Government to do everything that could reasonably be desired
being suspected to exist. The Secretary was directed to address Government on
the subject, and to renew the offer of supervision and publication formerly made
by the Society. The necessity of this became every day more and more apparent,
the elaborate but very intricate diagrams of Mr Moyes, now and formerly laid
before them, indicating the extreme necessity of a directing and guiding power
before any results of value could be looked for.
The Meeting then adjourned to the first Thursday of November.