MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



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exhibited during the course of the paper. Mr. E. A. Laydeker exhi- 

 bited the skins of some bats, and Dr. Smith some specimens of a rare 

 frog {Gli/phoyloss'iis molcssas) and a rare skink (Lyijosoma isodactylum), 

 Subsecjuent to this meeting, the duties of Hon. Secretary and 

 Treasurer were handed over by Mr. Weeks to Mr. K. G. Gairdner. 



4tli ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



This meeting was held at the Oriental Hotel on the 4th Decem- 

 ber 1913, when 24 members and 1 guest were present. The first 

 business was the consideration of a revised and amplified draft of the 

 rules of the Society, submitted by the Committee. These were passed 

 after some discussion and amendment — the most important alteration 

 being the raising of the subscription from Tcs. 5 to Tcs. 25 per annum 

 in order to meet the cost of publishing a Journal by the Society. Mr. 

 W. J, F. AVilliamson and Dr. M. Smith were appointed Editors of the 

 Journal. 



Mr. K. G. Gairdner then read a paper entitled '"Notes on the 

 Fauna and Flora of the Ratburi and Petchaburi Districts". A coloured 

 chart of the districts was shown and also a coloured drawing made by 

 Mr. E Healey of a rare Ibis, of which a specimen had been obtained 

 by Mr. Gairdner. At the conclusion of the paper Dr. M. Smith 

 exhibited some species of snakes not previously recorded from Siam. 

 Mr. J. J. McBeth showed the skin of a Marbled Cat. 



Mr. S. H. Cole attended this meeting in the capacity of Hon. 

 Secretar^^ and Treasurer of the Societ}', having taken over the duties 

 ot that office from Mr. Gairdner who was shorth' proceeding on duty 

 uj)-conntry. 



STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1913. 



Bangkok, 



21st Fehniarv. 1914 



(Sd) S. H. COLE, 

 Hon. Secretarij und Treasurer, 



