'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎22] (37/496)

By Government.—Horary Meteorological Observations made at the Hon*Me
the East India Company’s Magnetical Observatory at Madras, by Captain S. O. E.
Ludlow, of the corps of Engineers, in the interval 1841-46 ; with a letter,
No, 235, dated the 14th January 1848, from Lieut, Col. P. M. Melvill, Secretary
to Government, Military Department.
By the author, through’"the Revd. Dr. Wilson.—Ultimi Progress! Della
Geografia sunto letto alia sezione di Archeologia e Geografia della settima Itali-
ana riunione degli scienziati ch’ebbe sede in Napoli nei Mesi di Settembre ed Otto-
bre del 1845.—Cenni SulF Agricoltura e L’Industria dell 5 Africa Francese, e sul-
la condizione attuale delle sue Miniere Due Lezioni, dette nelP I.E.R. Accademia
de Georgofili, Negli Anni 1844 e 1846.—Cenni Storici iponomici e statistic! Sulla
Miniera di Rame, detta La Cava di Caporciano, presso Montecatini nella Valle
di Cecina, dettati dal Conte Cav. Dottore Jacopo Graberg da Hemso, &c.&c.
Letters.— From A. Malet, Esq., Chief Secretary to Government, Marine
Department, No. 1660, dated the 19th November 1847, intimating that, as an
experiment, Government is pleased to entrust to the Geographical Society the
superintendence and printing of the Tidal Observations now in progress at Bombay
and Aden, as well as those which may hereafter be instituted, and that references
will be made to the Commissioner in Scinde in view to the establishment of ob
servatories at Kurrachee, and to the Resident in Kutch for Mandavie ; also to the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kattywar, for Porebunder ; and to the Collector of Continental
Customs, for Gogo or Peritn Island, and Yingorla, &c. &c.
Prom Lieut Col. P.M. Melvill, Secy, to Govt., Marine Department, No. 1822,
dated the 10 th Dec. 1847, forwarding copy of a communication from the Political
Agent in Kattywar, expressing his belief that Porebunder is well adapted for the
esatablishment of a Tidal and Meteorological Observatory, and that as an officer
is always stationed at that place, he would no doubt be happy to exercise a general
superintendence over it. &
Ditto ditto ditto, No. 1882, dated the 20 th December 1847, forwarding copy
of a communication from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kutch, stating that no place ap-
pears to him to be more suitable for Meteorological Observations than the terraced
desinfthat rs ^ Whioh His the Rao has expressed his
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n,.nt F ” S.Tdu d «' M,!*?” 1 ' S ”"‘ m 10 Marine Depart-
men^ No. 1921, dated the 24th December 1847, forwarding copy of a letter from
the Officer commanding the Indus Flotilla ii f , eClei 1 ° m
“ Kediwarree ” nv ntW i i , reporting that on the return of the
of the Master commanding, who, with the assistance of a writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. on Rs 30 per
month, would, in h.s opinion, be able to carry out the objects in view
Prom Messrs Remington & Co., dated the 10th December, 1847, inclosing a
copy of the Society’s account current with them, made up to the 31st iulv 1847
and exhibiting on that date a balance of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 2797: 5 : 8 in the S