Record

RefNoCMB/59/17
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Indian Government Advisory Committee
Date6 January 1920
DescriptionPresent at the meeting:
Sir David Prain in the chair; Colonel A W Alcock; Professor W Bateson; Mr J S Gamble; Mr W B Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; Professor R Newstead; Mr R D Oldham; Sir William Schlich

Read and signed minutes of last meeting

Apologies for absence from Dr Shipley

Purpose of meeting explained by Chairman by referring to the lettr from the India Office dated 4 December 1919 with enclosures previously circulated to the Committee

Statement by Colonel Alcock at the Chairman's request on the present method of publication of 'The Fauna of India' and the proposal for a transfer of Editorship to the Zoological Society of India

General discussion of the Memorandum prepared by Dr Annandale, with contributions from Profesor Bateson, Sir William Schlick, and drawing up of a draft resolution for despatch to the India Office which after minor amendment was carried unanimously. Resolution printed in full
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Extent2p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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