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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 



9th Annual General Meeting. 



This was held at the Bangkok Times Office on March 8th, 

 1922, and was attended by 18 members and 3 guests. The Vice- 

 prcsident, Dr. M. A. Smith presided. 



The minutes of the previous General Meeting having been 

 read and confirmed, Dr. Smith presented the statement of accounts 

 for the past year, and reported on the work of the Society during 

 that period. He mentioned that this had not been as great as in 

 previous years, owing to the fact that several of the most active 

 members were absent on leave. He mentioned also that two newly 

 joined members of the Society were botanists and would be glad to 

 assist any others who might care to take up this study. 



The accounts were then adopted, and the election of officers 

 for the ensuing year took place. The result was as follows: — 



President : Dr. M. A. Smith. 



Vice-president : Mr. E. J. Godfrey. 



Hon. Secretary and Treasurer : Mr. A. Marcan. 



The committee consisting of the above-mentioned together 

 with Messrs. S. G. Lambert and C. J. Aagaard. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring Hon. Secretary 

 and Treasurer, Mr. S. H. Cole. Dr. Smith and Mr. Godfrey were 

 elected co-editors of the Journal. 



The Chairman then referred to a question of amalgamation 

 with the Siam Society which had arisen and was under consideration 

 between the committee of the Natural History Society and delegates 

 from the Siam Society. He pointed out that it was not open to the 

 members at the present meeting to do more than discuss the matter, 

 and that voting could only take place after the matter had been 

 fully considered by every member of the Natural History Society. 



He outlined the advantages and disadvantages to the Society 

 of amalgamation, stating that whereas, on the one hand, the 

 Journal of the Society would reach a larger number of people, and 

 it might be possible with the conjoint funds of the Societies to rent 

 or obtain a room for the permanent and exclusive use of the mem- 

 bers of the two Societies, — on the other hand, the Natural History 

 Society would lose its identity, and in particular its Journal 

 would thenceforth be published under the name of the Siam 

 Society. There would also not be the complete independence of 

 control over natural history matters that they had while existing 

 as a separate Society. However, it would be insisted upon, on 

 behalf of the Natural History Society, that, in case of amal- 



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