PROCEEDINGS. XI 



" Candidates for admission as Members shall be proposed by one 

 " and seconded by another Member of the Society, and, if agreed 

 " to by a majority of the Council, shall be deemed to be duly 

 " elected." 



The Annual Report of the Council is read by the Honorary 

 Secretary. (See p. xii.) 



The Honorary Treasurer reads his Annual Report. (See p. xv.) 



The election by ballot of Officers for the year 18S1 is proceeded 

 with, with the following result: — 



The Hon'ble Cecil Clementi Smith, c.m.g., President. 



E. Bieber, Esquire, ll.d., Vice-President, Singapore. 



Gr. "W. Latino, Esquire, Vice-President, Penang. 



E. A. Swettenhaai, Esquire, Honorary Secretary. 



Edwin Koek, Esquire, Honorary Treasurer. 



N. B. Dennys, Esquire, Ph. D., ^ 



W. Krohn, Esquire, 1 



C. Stringer, Esquire, > Councillors. 



"W. A. Pickering, Esquire, 1 



Bennett Pell, Esquire, 



The Yen'ble Archdeacon Hose makes a few remarks expressive 

 of his regret on ceasing to be an Officer of the Society, owing 1o 

 his early departure from Singapore, but assures the Members of 

 his great and. continued interest in the welfare of the Society. 



On the motion of Dr. E. Bieber, a cordial vote of thanks to the 

 Yen'ble Archdeacon Hose for his services as President of the So- 

 ciety is unanimously agreed to. 



Archdeacon Hose expresses his acknowledgments, and the pro- 

 ceedings terminate. 



