PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
Meeting, July 19th, 1911. Hlections——Members—Messrs. W. A. Dunn, 
William Day and C. W. Prest. Associates—Messrs. Jas. F. Irving, John 
James Seton-Shore, David Royer, F. J. Whitehead and Ernest McWatt. 
Lady Subscribers —Miss C. Andrade and Mrs. H. van Nooten. 
The President reported on behalf of the Directors that 487 members, Asgo- 
ciates and Lady Subscribers had paid their subscriptions during the current 
year ; that the Chamber of Commerce promised to contribute $25 per annum ; 
that a new Catalogue was being prepared ; that “* Timehri, * No. 2, was expect- 
ed to be out the next day ; and that the proposed Tennis Court would probably 
soon be put in order. 
The President moved and the Honorary Secretary seconded— 
“That in future Members and Associates, after due proposal, as at present 
provided, shall be elected by the Directors at a Directors’ Meeting, a three- 
fourths majority sufficing for election, and that the election by ballot at General 
Meetings as provided in By-Laws 1 and 3, Chap. V., shall be hereby abolished, 
also that the Directors shall be empowered to alter the By-Laws accordingly. ” 
This was passed without opposition. 
Mr. Justice Hewick read a paper entitled “ Recollections of the Straits 
Settlements. ” 
A vote of thanks was warmly accorded after some appreciative remarks 
by the President. 
Donations to Library.—26 vols. Books from Mr. L. H. Buxton, 3 vols. from 
the Bishop of Guiana and 2 vols. from Hon. J.J. Nunan. Zo Museum.—a live 
Alligator from Hon. J. J. Nunan. 
Meeting, Sept. 22nd, 1911. Elections reported —Members—Drs. Fitzherbert 
Johnson and K.S8. Wise, and Rey. L. J. Rowe. Assoctates—Rev. Stanley 
E. Watson, Messrs. H. 8. D. Webb, G. N. Sahasrabuddhe, D. Howard, C. A. 
Mylau, R. J. Kingsland, and W. D. Cleary. Lady Subscribers—Mrs. Robert 
Allan and Mrs. Linley Vinton. ; 
A letter from Mr. B. Howell Jones, thanking the Society for their congratula- 
tions on the honour of C.M.G. lately conferred upon him was read. 
The President then vacated the chair in favour of His Excellency the acting 
Governor, who stated that he had great pleasure in coming that afternoon to 
present the silver cups given by the West India Committee and won by the 
Consolidated Rubber Company and Mr. W. Hodgson for balata and rubber, 
the best from the West Indies. After referring to the connection of the late 
Mr. Jenman with Rubber cultivation he presented the cups to Mr. MeTurk 
on behalf of the Consolidated Rubber Company and to Mr, Hodgson. 
