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ANNUAL MEETING,, 1855.
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This brings up our total available Assets to Rs. 1,680—againt which we
have a balance due to Mr. Adie of about Rs. 275, leaving a net balance in
cash and saleable property in the hands of the Society of Rs. 1,405. •
Members.
Dr. McLennan, Mr. Frere, and Colonel Holland, Vice-Presidents, and Dr.
Bremner have returned to Europe.
Colonel Rawlinson has resigned, and Captain Wills is dead—shortening
our list for the present—for some of these gentlemen have only temporarily
retired,—by six.
Colonel Campbell, one of our oldest and most honoured Members, has re
joined us ; and the following new Members have been admitted—and I may,
I trust, be permitted to include, though a little prematurely, Mr. Berkley,
who comes to ballot next meeting :—
H. L. Anderson, Esq. Narayen Dinnanathjee, Esq.
^ 0 "toS N °' ,r0Jee -- J- Berkley, Esq. 9
Five, or including Colonel Campbell, just the number we have lost, of
whom we depend on one at least (Mr. Frere,) and expect more to return to
us. All these have joined us since October. During the previous half year
we had no claims for admission. The following are the Office-bearers for the
ensuing year:—
3 Vice-Presidents.
Hon’ble J. G. Lumsden, Esq. C. J. Erskine, Esq.
Hon’ble A. Malet, Esq.
12 Resident Members of the Committee.
Professor R. S. Sinclair. Lt. E.F. T.Furguson, I. N.,F.R.A.S.
W. P. Adam, Esq. W. E. Frere, Esq.
John Ritchie, Esq. Capt. G. B. Kempthorne, I. N.
W. Howard, Esq. Cursetjee Jamsetjee, Esq.
Jugonathjee Sunkersett, Esq. Dr. Bhawoo Dajee.
Dr. E. Impey. Henry Young, Esq
Non-Resident Members of the Committee.
Major G. LeGrand Jacob. Major J. Jacob.
Capt. R. Ethersey, I. N. Capt. A. B. Kemball.
Colonel D. O. Felix. Commander C. W. Barker.
Commander A. F. Jones. P. W. LeGeyt, Esq.
The following Donations have been received by the Society :—
JULY, 1854.
1— Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 23. Present*
ed by the Society.
2— Annual Report of the Grant Medical College for the Session of 1853-54,
Presented by the acting Principal.
3— Selections from the Records of Madras Government. Presented by Govt.
4— The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China, by Juan Gonzalez
D’Mendouza. Presented by the Hakluet Society.
5— Report of Israel D. Andrews on the Trade and Commerce of the British
North American Colonies, and upon Trade of the Great Lakes and Rivers- Pre
sented by the author.