'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎29] (44/496)

7. Captain H. J. Barr,
8 . Commander C. W. Montriou, I. N.
9 . Commander G. Jenkins, I. N.
10 . Dr. J. Glen.
11. Dr. C. Morehead.
12. S. S. Dickinson, Esq.
Eight Non-Resident Members.
1 . Major II. C. Rawlinson.
2 . Major Sir \Y. C. Harris, Kt.
3* Captain E. P. DelHoste.
4. Major G. LeG. Jacob.
5. Captain T. G. Carless, I. N.
6 . Captain G. Fulljames.
7. Lieut. C. J. Cruttenden, I. N*
8 . Dr. J. Burnes, K. H,
Dr. Buist, in laying a very largo collection of specimens before the Society,
called their attention to an Economic Museum proposed at the suggestion of the
Hon ble Mr. Clerk to be brought into existence. The following was shortly stated
to be the objects of the scheme :—
“ MEMORANDUM ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
“ ECONOMIC MUSEUM AT BOMBAY.
“ The Museum is intended to afford a repository for every variety of Raw
Material,—animal, vegetable, and mineral,—which the East supplies, used as food,
medicine, or clothing, or convertible, by the application of human industry, into
anything that becomes subject of merchandize : of all tools, instruments, machines,
and implements, made use of in the process of transformation, and of the manu
factures themselves which are the result.
“ The articles will be arranged under a double system of classification, the
first referring to the locality from which they are obtained, the second referring to
their characters.
“ To give an example : the imports from China, which appear to be amongst
the most varied the bazaar supplies, will first be placed under one general division,
entitled Chinese productions, and will be ranged somewhat thus :
“ Pottery. —Porcelain, earthenware coarse and fine, bricks, tiles, kaolin,
clay glaze, moulds, potters wheel and tools, lacquered goods, fans, paints, ver
milion, red lead, cobalt. Chemical substances: corrosive sublimate, sal-ammoniac.
Arms, attire, umbrellas, agricultural implements, and so forth.
a These again will be classed with earths, pottery, and porcelain-ware gene
rally; with gums, minerals, and dyes, classed scientifically.
u Each specimen will be labelled or ticketed, the ticket not giving the name
or habitat merely, but the uses made of it, the process of extraction or of manufac
ture, the extent to which it is in demand, and price it fetches in the market, with
every other matter known regarding it which may be of interest or of use.
Tools and implements will under the second system of classification be ar
ranged somewhat say as follows