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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



iTii ANNUAL GENERAI, MKCTINC;. 



This was held at the office of tlie •■ 1-Jangkok Times" on the 

 14th Febiuaiy, 1017, and was attended by 15 uieinbeis and 2 guests. 



A statement of the aflfaiis of t lie iSociety during 191G was read 

 by the Hon. Secretary, from wliiuh it appeared that, after providing 

 for the cost of all numbers of the Journal issued during the year 

 ( including No. 5 of Vol. I), there was a Bank balance on 31st Decem- 

 ber, 1916, of Tcs. 381.01, and that the tttal membershii) on that date 

 was 77, being an increase of 4 members during the year. 



The President, Mr. W. J. F. Williamson, then moved the 

 adoption of the report and accounts, which were passed as presented. 



On the proposal of Air. L. Brewitt-Taylor, seconded by Mr. S. 

 C. Keynes, the otficers of the Society, for 1910, were re-elected en hlor, 

 and on the proposal (jf Mr. A. J. Irwin, seconded by Mr. E. J. Godfrey, 

 Dr. M. Smith and Mi-, VV. .1. F. Williamson were elected Editors ot 

 the Journal. 



A proposal by the President, seconded by Mr. A. J. Irwin, that 

 Rule 9 of the Society's Rules be amended to allow authors, whose 

 Papers were accepted for publication in the Journal, 25 copies instead 

 of 10, was carried. 



On the conclusion of the business part of the meeting, an 

 e.xhibition of specimens was given by Mr. Godfrey, Dr. Smith and Mr. 

 Williamson — the last-named also showing some of the birds collected 

 by Mr. E. r"]isenhofer in Northern Siam, which had been mentioned 

 in the Paper by Goniit Nils Gyldenstolpe which ajipeared in \'ol. I, 

 Nos. 3 anil 1, of the Journal. 



