'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎114] (143/524)

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proceedings op the
H.—Die Altnorwegische Landwirthschaft, by Dr. 1\ C. Sclnibeler
Christiania.
12.—Maps—Ethnographisk Kart over iinmarken, 1861. 5 sheets,
Christiania.
Letters read ;—
1. From the Secretary to the Royal Geographical Society
of London, forwarding Vol• 32 oi the Journal tor the Society’s
acceptance.
2. From Messrs. Triibner and Co,, 60, Paternoster Row,
London, requesting to be appointed the Society’s agents in London,
and promising to distribute, without cost to the Society, such copies
of the Transactions as are intended for Institutions in England and
on the Continent.
3. From Captain C- Dodd, Deputy Collector, Sind, forward
ing a Paper— <f An Island rising out of the Sea,” drawn up by
himself from a MSS. in his possession.
4. From C. Gonne, Esq., Officiating Secretary to Government 1
Political Department, forwarding extracts from a letter from Lieutenant
Colonel Lewis Felly, Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , submit,
ting certain remarks on the Port of Lingah, the Island of Kishm, and
the Port of Bander Abbass and its neighbourhood.
The first Paper announced for the evening was by J. Burgess, Esq.
F.EJS., who having been called upon by the Honorable the Presi
dent, prefaced by saying that by a coincidence the Paper he was now
about to read to the Society, had, under nearly a similar form, met his
eye since entering the room, in one of the scientific periodicals received
by the last Mail. The Paper, he w'ent on to say, formed a sequence of
w'hat had appeared from his pen a few years ago in the Philosophical
Journal, and although he had immediately after nearly worked out
what he was now about to place before the Society, yet from want of
opportunity he had allowed his Paper to stand over until completed for
the Society a few days before.
At the conclusion of Mr. Burgess’ Paper, and after some consider
able discussion, in which the Honorable the President and several of the
Members present took an active part, the Secretary was called upon to
read the second Paper of the evening. This Paper was drawn up by
Captain C. Dodd, Deputy Collector, Sind, and contained an account of
an Island rising out of the Sea,