'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎48] (63/496)

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Letters. —From J. G. Lumsden, Esq., Secretary to Government, General
Department, No. 1896 of 1848, dated the 27th May, calling the Society’s atten
tion to the subject of Mr Chief Secretary Pringle’s letter, dated the 23rd No,
vember, No. 3699 of 1846, and stating that no reports have yet been received,
giving any information of the nature required by the Hon ble the Court of Di
rectors.
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From Captain E. P. Del’Hoste, Assistant-Quarter-Master-General, dated
Phoonda-Ghat, the 14th May 1848) forwarding a draft on account of his sub
scription to the Society for the official year 1848-49. Also some specimens of
pottery, cups, plates, and dishes, made at Asiamutt, and informing that these can
be had at a very cheap rate.
From Lieut. W. Christopher, I. N., dated Bombay, the 12 th May 1848,
submitting a few specimens to the notice of the Society, and presenting them to
their newly-established Museum.
From Dr C. G. E. Ford, Assistant-Surgeon at Hoshungabad, dated the 16th
May 1848, acknowledging the receipt of the Society’s letter of the 6 th, and ten
dering his best thanks to the Secretary and Captain Lynch for electing him as a
member of the Society.
The thanks of the Society were directed to be transmitted to the several
donors for their contributions ; and the meeting was adjourned to the second
Thursday of July next.
The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of this Society took place in their rooms, Town
Hall, on Thursday the 10 th August, 1848, at 3 o’clock r. m. Present the
Hon’ble J. P. Willoughby, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair ; the Revd. Geo.
Pigott; Captain H. B. Lynch, Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Navy;
Dr J.Glen, Medical Board; Captain R. Ethersey, I. N, ; Captain H. J. Barr;
Manockjee Cursetjee, Esq.;and Dr George Buist, L.L.D., Secretary.
The Cnairman stated that, before reading the Minutes of last Meeting, or
proceeding with the business of the day, he begged to move the following re
Resolved.— That the Society record its sense of the loss it has sustained by
the demise of Sir Robert Oliver, who for many years past had been one of the
Vice-Presidents of the Society, and who, as head of the Indian Navy, presided
over a department of the Service to which the Society owes its existence, and
rom t re members of which many of the most valuable papers which adorn its
iransactions have been received.
a ieso * u ^ 011 was ieceived in solemn silence, and assented to unanimously>
ana was directed to be put on record.