RULES 
OF THE 
Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 
I. Name and QObiects. 
1. he name of the Society shall be ‘The Straits 
Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.’ 
2. The objects of the Society shall be :— 
(a) the increase and diffusion of knowledge concerning 
British Malaya and the neighbouring countries. 
(b) the publication of a Journal and of works and 
maps. 
(c) the formation of a library of books and maps. 
Il. Membership. 
3. Members shall be of two kinds—Ordinary and 
Thonorary. 
4. Candidates for ordinary membership shall be pro- 
posed and seconded by members and elected by a majority of 
the Council. 
5. Ordinary members shall pay an annual subscription 
of $5 payable in advance on the first of January in each year. 
Members shall be allowed to compound for life membership 
by a payment of $50. 
