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The Vice-President then explained the object of the present 
Meeting. 
The’ following gentlemen, recommended by the Council. were 
elected Members :— 
Atrrep Dent, Esquire. . 
Hoo Au Yip, (WHampoa), Esquire. 
Epwin A. Watson, Esquire. 
A. B. Tuompson, Esquire. 
The Right Revd. Bishop Hose was elected an Honorary Member. 
The Honorary Secretary laid upon the table proofs of the papers 
to form Vol. VIII. of the Society’s Journal. 
A proposal of the Council to amend Rule 12 of the Rules of the 
Society is considered, and the following Rule is unanimously adopt- 
ed to take the place of Rule 12, viz. :— 
12. “The Council shall meet for the transaction of business once 
a month, or oftener if necessary. At Council Meetings, 
three Officers shall constitute a quorum.” 
The Honorary cet read the Annual Report of the Council 
for 1881. 
The Honorary Treasurer read his Annual Report. 
The election, by ballot, of Officers for the year 1882 was then 
proceeded with, with the following result :— 
The Hon’ble Cecizn C. Smitn, c.m.c., President. 
Ernest Birser, Esquire, uu.p., Vice-President, Singapore. 
G. W. Lavrno, Esquire, Vice-President, Penang. 
F, A. SwETtENHAM, Esquire, Honorary Secretary. 
Epwin Korx, Esquire, Honorary Treasurer. 
The Hon’ble A. M. Sxixyre, \ 
The Hon’ble James Grinan, 
A. Durr, Esquire, Councillors, 
Dr. C. Tresine. oe 
“CO, Srrincer, Esquire, . 
On the motion of C. Duxop, Esquire, a cordial vote of thatiks 
to the Chairman was unanimously agreed to. 
