x IN MEMORIAM. 
such success in the Federated Malay States. After acting as 
Resident Councillor, Penang, from 1884 to 1889, Mr. Maxwell 
(who for his services in connection with the Nisero affair had been 
created a C. М. С.) was appointed in 1889 British Resident, 
acquiring large stores of information on subjects of special in- 
terest to the Society. Of these opportunities he readily availed 
himself. A facile writer, his pen was never idle, and the hours 
which he could snatch from his all-absorbing official duties wer 
a further paper on the same subject, as wellas “ Notes on two 
Perak MSS." To the third number he contributed more work 
on Malay Proverbs, and on the Sakais and other aboriginal 
tribes of Perak. Soon after this, Sir W. Maxwell went home on 
leave; and his next contribution is to be found in the ninth 
number of the Society's Journal, which contains a most interest- 
ing paper, historical and geographical, entitled, “A journey on 
foot to the Patani Frontier in 1876” (67 pages), and another 
on the ““ History of Perak from native sources.” 
In 1883 he was unanimously elected to the honorary Secret- 
aryship of the Society, and continued to hold that office till 
1887, when, owing to absence from Singapore, he asked to be 
relieved of the arduous duties which it involved. During this 
period the Society owed its existence in a great measure to the 
energy of its Secretary, as it received but scanty support in the 
way of contributions from members. Sir William contributed 
papers on “ The Dutch in Perak," on more “Malay Proverbs,” 
and on “ Shamanism in Perak,” and on “ The Laws and Customs 
