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ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



COUNCIL 



OF THE 



STRAITS BRANCH 



OF THE 



ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, 



FOR THE YEAR 1880. 



The Council of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic 

 Society, in making its Annual Report for the year 1880, is glad to 

 be able to inform members that the affairs of the Society are in a 

 satisfactory state. 



Some few members have resigned their membership, but their 

 places have been filled by new names, several of these being former 

 residents in the Straits Settlements, who, though now permanently 

 settled in England, take a sufficient interest in the work of this 

 Society to seek to become members of it. The Roll of Members 

 stands now as follows : — 



The Patron, His Excellency Sir Fredebick A. Weld, e.c.m.o. 



Honorary Members, 5 



Ordinary do., 125 



As will be seen from the Treasurer's Report, the financial state 

 of the Society is good, due in the main to the permission granted by 

 the Government of the Colony that the Journals of the Society 

 may be printed at i]\e Government Printing Press, out of the 

 regular hours of work, 



