Xll PROCEEDINGS. 



The provisional elections of members named in the Coun- 

 cil's Report were confirmed by the meeting. 



The following additional members were also elected : — 

 The Ven. Archdeacon Meredith, — proposedby Mr. Knight 

 and seconded by the President. 



Mr. H. Laugher, — proposed by Mr. Knight for Mr. 

 HULLETT, and seconded by Mr. Copley. 



The President reported that the Council, at a meeting held 

 on the 22nd February, 1886, had had under consideration a 

 proposal of the Honorary Secretary to invite several gentle- 

 men to become Honorary Members of the Society. The 

 Council came to the conclusion that the distinction of Hono- 

 rary Membership should be sparingly conferred, and only for 

 special and highly distinguished services. Of the names 

 proposed, however, they would gladly recommend for elec- 

 tion Dr. Reinhold Rost, the Librarian at the India Office, 

 who was an accomplished Orientalist and a Malay scholar, 

 and had done great service to the Society. 



The meeting unanimously confirmed the election.. 



The President further stated that, at a subsequent meeting, 

 the name of Colonel Yule, C.B., Vice-President of the Royal 

 Geographical Society, had been proposed. Colonel YULE had 

 recently published " Hobson-Jobson," a work of much interest 

 to Malay scholars as well as to others in the East, and his 

 other works, and the general interest he had taken in Indo- 

 Chinese studies, were well known ; the Council had, therefore, 

 decided on proposing him for election as an Honorary Member. 



The nomination was unanimously agreed to. 



Before proceeding to the election of Officers for the year,— 

 The President read a letter from the Hon'ble W. E. MAX- 

 WELL, C.M.G., asking to be relieved of the office of Honorary 

 Secretary, on the ground that his frequent absences from 

 Singapore prevented his doing justice to the Society's interests. 

 From conversation with Mr. Maxwell, he believed that he 

 would be willing to continue his services for the purpose of 



