'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎31] (46/496)

winch it had been deemed advisable to make over to the Asiatic Society. That
of late many papers had been received by them, and several others were expected,
where specimens formed very important illustrations of the matter discussed. It
was resolved upon this, that the Society should resume the formation of a collec
tion of all sorts of specimens illustrative of their proceedings.
The request of the Assistant Garrison Surgeon at Delhi, for copies of their
Transactions for the Government College Library, was complied with.
The Sanatarium of the Indian Navy was directed to be provided with a copy
of the Transactions of the Society ; as were also the other Libraries in Bombay.
The Transactions just passed through the press were laid on the table of
the Society for distribution.
The Society then adjourned to the second Thursday of June.
After the General Meeting had adjourned, the Special Committee met to
make arrangements for the Tidal and Meteorological Observations. The Secretary
was directed to draw up letters to the Admiralty and to the Government, and
submit the drafts to the Committee.
The Monthly Meeting of this Society took place in their Rooms, Town Hall,
on Thursday the 8 th June, 1848, at 3 o’clock p. m. This was the first occasion
on which the Society had met under the new arrangement by which meetings
are to be held twelve instead of four times a year, and on the same day with those
of the Asiatic Society.
The following gentlemen were present :—Dr J. McLennan ; the Hon'ble
J. P. Willoughby, Esq. ; Captain H. J.Barr ; The Revd. Geo. Pigott; Major J.
Holland ; Dr J. Glen; Manockjee Cursetjee, Esq. ; S. S. Dickinson, Esq. ; and
Dr Geo. Buist, Secretary. In absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, Dr.
McLennan was called to the Chair, which was afterwards occupied by the Hon’ble
Mr Willoughby, Vice-President.
The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting, held on the 4 th May last, were
read and approved of.
The Revd. Mr Pigott gave in the report he had been appointed to draw up
as to the Regulations requisite for conducting the Library of the Society on the
new principles formerly submitted, that of a Library, not of consultation purely, as
heretofore, but from which books might on certain conditions be taken out by sub
scribers. This was especially meant for the accommodation of Junior Officers of
the Military, but more particularly of the Naval, service, whose limited incomes
and frequent absence from the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. made them averse to join the Asiatic
Society, the annual subscription of which (Rs. 100 ) was upwards of six times
that of the Geographical Society (Rs. 15). The young men of the Indian Navy,
in particular, would find the Library especially convenient for them, as consisting
chiefly of works of voyages, travels, and other matters bearing on their profession.
The report was read, and the thanks of the Society voted to Mr Pigott. It was
then resolved that the Regulations of the Society should be revised and printed,