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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1865 to December 1867. (Edited by the Honorary Secretary.) Volume XVIII.' [‎5] (16/268)

The record is made up of 1 volume (210 pages). It was created in 1865-1867. It was written in English and German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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1st.—This Society, established for the purpose of encouraging and
instituting Geographical researches in Western Asia, and the countries
contiguous, is denominated the <c Bombay Geographical Society. 3 ’
2nd.—The Society shall consist of Honorary and Ordinary
Members.
3rd.—Every candidate for admission, whether as an Ordinary or
Honorary Member, must he proposed and seconded at one Meeting of
the Society, and balloted for at the next.
4th.—^No person shall be considered duly elected, unless he unite in
his favour the votes of three-fourths of the Members present.
5th.—Am annual Subscription, amounting to Rs. 15, to be paid by
all Members in advance, on the 1st of April of each year.
6th^—Members may compromise, by a single payment of Rs. 100
instead of a payment of Rs. 15 annually.
7th .—Of the Office-Bearers and Committee .—The Office-Bearers
shall consist of a President, a Secretary, and Treasurer,—permanent;
three Vice-Presidents, and a General Commitee of Management
(consisting of 20 Members), to be chosen annually.
Sth.—That the Committee of Management and other Office-Bearers
of the Society eligible annually, shall be chosen bjr general vote of the
Ordinary Members, to whom voting lists shall be forwarded three
months previous to the Anniversary Meeting, at which the returns shall
be scrutinised and announced.
9th—Two Sub-Committees, consisting of six Members each, shall be
annually selected from among the Resident Members of the General
Committee, at the first meeting after the annual election of the latter.
The Sub-Commmittee having the superintendence of all the internal
management, account, &c*, of the Society, shall be denominated the
Sub-Committee of Accounts:” the other shall conduct the correspon
dence of the Society, and suggest plans for attaining its scientific
objects—to be called c< The Sub-Committee of Correspondence.”

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The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1865 to December 1867. (Edited by the Honorary Secretary.) Volume XVIII.

Publication details: Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Press, Byculla, 1868.

With maps etc. (including one map in German).

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1 volume (210 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references, and two indexes.

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Dimensions: 220 x 140mm

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English and German in Latin script
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