'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎73] (94/458)

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From Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co., London, dated fth July 1851, enclosing Mr Dent’s account
for the chronometer, (since received), and intimating of their having paid Messrs. Denney,
Clerk and Co., £ 2-10.8. Also informing of their having shipped per ‘ Seringapatam* a case
containing charts received by them from Lieut. Maury, for the Bombay Geographical Society.
From Lieutenant Maury, National Observatory, Washington. From Colonel Sykes.
Papers.
Report on the Toorun Mall Hill, by Lieutenant Thurburn, addressed to R, M. C. Hamilton,
Esquire, Resident at Indore. Presented by Government.
Meteorological Observations.
From Calcutta, Trevandrum, and Belgaum, for the month of June 1851.
From Sattara, for the months of March, April, May, and June.
From Dharwar, Bhooj, Ahmedabad, Sawuntwarree, Ports of Cuddalore and Coconada, All.
baugh, Civil Hospital Kolapo or, and Broaoh, for the months of April, May, and June 1851.
From the stations of Secundrabad, Bellary, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Coimbatoor, Madeira, Penang,
Trichinopoly, and Cochin, for the month of May 1851.
From the stations of Cochin, Compta, Calicut, Bangalore, Mercara, Hurryhur, and French
Rocks, Garrison Hospital Trichinopoly, Jail Hospital of Palamcotta, Garrison of Cannanore,
and Zillah of Mangalore, for the month of June 1851.
Statement showing the numbers and details of the Military Guards employed in the Zillah of
Rutnagherry at the requisition of the Collector and Magistrate, for the month of June 1851.
Meteorological Register of Observations taken with the Aneroid Barometer and Mason’s
Hygrometer every 2 hours from 6 a. m. to 4 p. m. daily, from 1st March to the 15th June 1851, at
Ramandroog, by Captain A. R, Dallas, Deputy Assist. Qr. Mr. General, Ceded Districts.
Book.
Annual Report of the Elphinstone Institution for the year 1850. Presented by the Board of
Education.
Other notice matters having been disposed of, the Society adjourned.
Commander Jenkins gave notice of a motion in reference to the letters of Lieutenant Maury,
to be brought forward next meeting.
The ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Bombay Geographical Society took place in its rooms
Town Hall, on Thursday the 11th September, 1851-—Captain Griffith Jenkins, J. N., in the
chair.
Present.
John Ritchie, Esq.; Dhunjeebhoy Franqjee, Esq.; Vinayakrow Jagonatlyi, Esq., and Pro
fessor Patton, Secretary.
Before the Meeting proceeded to any of the usual business, it was moved by the Chairman^,
and seconded by John Ritchie, Esq.,-—
That the Society record its deep and sincere regret for the awfully sudden removal of Cap
tain J. C. Hawkins, I. N., one of their Vice Presidents.
The minutes of last Meeting having been read and confirmed, the Chairman stated that in