Annual Report for 1907, 



The Council are glad to be able to state that during the 

 year the financial state of the Society has been satisfactory and 

 that there have been a considerable number of new members 

 added to the Society. 



The following were elected this year : 



Mr. J. W. Krieckenbeek 



„ E. M. J anion 

 Dr. T. Hayward Hays 

 Mr. E. Costa Dew 



„ C. Da Pra 



„ G. A. Hall 



,, N. E. A. Gardner 



Mr. H. Wellman 

 ,, Humphries 



„ J. T. Marriner 



„ B. T. K. Johnson 



„ E. Anderson 



„ Dr. F. Dent 



., Hon. A. R. Adams 



The Council have to record the loss to the society of the 

 Right Reverend Bishop Hose who has lately retired from the 

 East. Bishop Hose was the founder of the Society in the year 

 1877 and was the last member of the original council of the 

 Society in the Straits Settlements. He was the first president 

 of the society and occupied that position almost without break 

 till his retirement in February of this year. 



During the past year, the Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. N. Ridley 

 was absent on leave for nine months and Mr. Hellier kindly 

 acted for him. 



A journal No. 48 was issued and another No. 49 is ready 

 for distribution to the Members. 



A Map Committee was formed to bring out a new edition 

 of the map, the old edition being sold out, and they commenced 

 the work of compiling and revising. 



An Index to the Journal was compiled by Mr. W. D 

 Barnes and offered to the Society. It was decided to complete 

 and publish it when volume 50 was published. 



A number of books and pamphlets were added by presenta- 

 tion to the Library of the Society. 



The Treasurer's report is appended. 



