'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From December 1854 to March 1856. (New Issue.) Edited by the Secretary. Volume XII.' [‎5] (16/258)

PREFACE.
The present number of the Transactions of the Bombay
Geographical Society has been nearly a twelve month
later in its appearance than was intended. The retar
dation being due partly to the difficulty of getting a
large number of the papers prepared for the press, and in
part to the delay occasioned in passing these through
the printer’s hands, at a time when the somewhat limited
typographical resources of Bombay were taxed with
more than usual severity,—And meanwhile matter which
must be deferred, has accumulated, well nigh sufficient
to put another number to press.
A considerable alteration in the form of publication
has just been made, and the number now issued may be
considered the first of a new series. From the irregu
larity of publication, and the long intervals which ensue
betwixt consecutive issues, it has been deemed expedient
to make each successive number complete in itself as
if a separate volume, no matter how insignificant in its
size. For convenience of reference, each will be fur
nished with a Title Page and Table of Contents at the
beginning, and an Alphabetical Index at the conclusion.
In India, Scientific notices of much interest, though it
may be of insignificant volume, are constantly making
their appearance in the Newspapers, where in the course
of a few months or years they are altogether lost sight