'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎26] (41/496)

XXVI
The Annual General Meeting of this Society took place in their Hooms,
Town Hall, on the 4 th May 1848, at 3 o’clock p. m.— Present: Captain H. B.
Lynch, I-N., in the chair ; Revd. Geo. Pigott ; Major R. St. John ; Hr. J. Glen ;
Captain H. J. Barr ; S. S. Dickinson, Esq.; Commander C. W. Montrion, I.N.;
and George Buist, Esq., LL.D., Secretary.
The absence of Mr. Willoughby, Vice-President, was explained to have
arisen from the loss of a near relative.
Captain Lynch, senior member of Committee, was called to the chair.
The Minutes of the Meeting of the 3rd February, and Special Meeting of
the 11 th March, were read and approved of.
From the accounts of the Society laid before the Meeting, it appeared that
there was a balance in the hands of the Treasurers in favour of the Society of
Rs. 3,322: 5: 8 .
The Revd. Geo. Pigott, Dn J. Glen, and Major R. St. John, were appoint
ed Auditors of the Accounts.
The following letters and donations were laid on the table :—
Papers.— By the Author.—Meteorological Returns and Diagrams, shew
ing the high and low water at Seerah, and state of the Atmosphere at Shum Shum,
at Aden, for the months of February and March 1848. By Sergeant \Y. Moyes
—with a letter.
Book. —By Government.—Report, by Captain G. Wingate, Superintendent
of the Revenue Survey in the Southern Mahratta Country, on the Survey and
Assessment of the Bunkapoor Talooka in the Dharwar Zilla. With a letter from
J. G. Lumsden, Esq., Secretary to Government, General Department, dated the
17th April, No. 1336 of 1848.
Letters. —From Lieut. Col. P. M, Melvill, Secretary to Government, Ma
rine Department, No. 193, of the 5th February 1848, transmitting copy of a Com
munication from the Collector of Continental Customs and Excise, together with
copies of letters to that gentleman’s address from Messrs Jones and Payne, the
Deputy and Assistant Collectors, relative to the proposed establishment of Tidal
Observations at Gogo and Yingorla,
From A. Malet, Esq., Chief Secretary to Government, Marine Depart
ment, No. 489, of 23d March 1848, transmitting copy of a communication from
Captain Haines, 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 Aden, respecting the Tidal and Meteorologi
cal Observations kept at that place by Mr. Moyes.
From the Secretary to Government, General Department, No. 1176 , of 1848.
From Assistant-Surgeon John* Drever, dated Kurnool, the 10 th March
1848, enclosing an order for Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 15, being his subscription to the Society for
the official yeai 1847-48, at the expiration of which period he requests his name
might be erased from the list of subscribers.
From C. G. E. Fold, Esq , dated Hoshungabad, the 12 th April 1848, express
ing his thanks lor the Secretary’s offer to propose him as a member of the
Society, and transmitting at the same time a hoondee for rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 15, as his sub
scription in advance.