GO JOURNAL, NATVEAL JflST. SOniFTY 01 STAM. Vol.1. 



PROCEEDINGS OF GENERAL MEETINGS. 



] NA UU IJ UA L MEETING. 



Tlie Society was founded at a meeting held at Mr. W. J. F. 

 Williamson's house on the 4'th February 1913, attended by Messrs. 

 S. H. Cole, E. J. Godfrey, C. L. Groundwater, E. A. Laydekei-, J. J. 

 McBeth, J. G. Raj^gi, Dr. A. C. Rankin, Mr. H. Rieschick, Dr. M. 

 Smith, Capt. W. Sprater, and Messrs. E. W. Trotter, W. G. Weeks, 

 and W. J. F. Williamson. 



At that meeting resolutions were passed defining the objects 

 of the Society and providing for the drawing up of rules, and a sub- 

 committee, consisting of Messrs. Williamson, Raggi and Cole, was ap- 

 pointed for the latter purpose. 



The next meeting was held at Mr. Trotter's house on the 4th 

 March 1913, when the provisional rules drafted by the sub-committee 

 were submitted and approved. The following office bearers for the 

 year 1913 were then elected, viz.. President, Mr. W. J. F. Williamson; 

 Hon. Secretary and Treasurer p'o tern., Mr. J. G. Raggi ; and a com- 

 mittee incUuling Capt. W. Sprater, Dr. M. Smith and Mr. W. G. 

 Weeks. 



The duties of Hon. Secretary and Treasurer were handed over 

 to Mr. W. G. Weeks shortly after this meeting. 



1st ordinary general meeting. 



This was held at Mr. J. G. Raggi's house on the 10th March 

 1913, when Mr. E. J. Godfrey exhibited his collection of Siamese but- 

 terflies and gave some explanatory remarks thereon. 



2nd ordinary general MEETING. 



This meeting took place at Dr. M. Smith's house on 25th 

 June 1913, when Dr. Smith read a paper on '• Some common 

 species of snakes found in Bangkok. " About 15 kinds were 

 dealt with and a number of specimens shown, both alive and in spirits. 

 Dr. Smith also exhibited the skin of a Serow or Goat-Antelope shot 

 at Koh Lak b}' Mr. T. S. Butler, and four skulls of animals of the 

 same genus were shown b}' Dr. Smith and Mr. A. H. Duke. Mr. J. J. 

 McBeth exhibited the skin of a Fire-backed Pheasant obtained at Pak 

 Chong. 



8PECL\L GENERA b MEETING. 



A special meeting was held on the 22nd Jul}' 1913 at Mr. E. 

 A. Laydeker's house to witness a demonstration of bird skinning b}' 

 Mr. Laydeker. 



3ra ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



This took place at Mr. W. J. F. Williamson's house on the 17th 

 September 1913, when there were present 22 members and 2 guests, 

 to hear a pa])er read by Mr. Williamson on "The Common Birds of 

 Bangkok." Specimens of 55 species of the cotnmoner birds svere 



