PROCEEDINGS 



of the 



Annual General fleeting 



The Annual General Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society 

 was held on the 12th of February, 1902. 



There were present : — Right Reverend BISHOP HOSE, 

 Hon'ble C. W. S. Kynnersley, Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, 

 Rev. W. G. Shellabeab, Rev. Dr. B. F. West, Messrs. A. W. 

 O'Sullivan, H. H. Eschke, Lim Boon Keng, c. J. Saunders, 

 A. Knight. M. Hellier, P. J. Burgess. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Right Reverend Bishot Hose proposed that His 

 Excellency SIR Frank Swettenham should be elected Patron 

 of the Society. This was seconded by the Hon. C. \V. S. 

 Kynnersley and rarried unanimously. 



The elections of members who had joined the Society during 

 the previous year were confirmed. 



The Annual Report of the Council was read and its adoption 

 carried, on the proposition of Mr. H. Eschke seconded by 

 Mr. Saunders. 



The Treasurer's Report audited by Mr. Knight was read, 

 and the Rev. \V. II. C. Dunkerley proposed its adoption, which 

 was seconded by Mr. A. W". O'Sullivan and carried. 



Mr. Shellabear proposed that the Council be requested to 

 take steps during the year for the promotion of the study of 

 Malay literature and to expend a portion of the funds in hand 

 for that purpose. This was seconded by Mr. A. W. O'Sullivan. 



Mr. Eschke proposed to add as an amendment by collecting 

 and publishing manuscripts of value. The amendment was 

 seconded by Dr. Lim Boon Keng and carried. 



