PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Annual General Meeting. 



Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Straits Branch 

 of the Eoyal Asiatic Society, held at the Society's rooms in the 

 Raffles Museum, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 28th, 1918. 



Present : Hon. Mr. C. J. Saunders, President in the chair ; 

 The Bishop of Singapore (Dr. Ferguson Davie), H. E. Major Gen. 

 Ridout, c.m.g., H. Robinson, Oapt. J. C. Moulton, Rev. J. A. B. 

 Cook, R. J. Bartlett, V. Knight, Hon. H. Marriott, R, M. Goldie, 

 H. C. Robinson, Rev. J. S. Xagle, C. Boden-Kloss, Dr. v. Beuningen 

 v. Helsdingen, A. V. Brown, C. Bazell, Dr. R. Hanitsch, F. H. 

 Myers, W. Makepeace, Rev. W. Murray and I. H. Burkill (Hon. 

 Sec). 



The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of February 27th, 

 1917 were taken as read,. and confirmed. 



The Annual Reports and Accounts were taken as read and were 

 submitted for adoption. 



Before they were passed Mr. H. C. Robinson called attention 

 to the paragraph in the report referring to the Reports on the 

 Robinson-Kloss expedition to Korinchi Peak, and said that the 

 Council had not carried out their undertaking on the score of extra 

 cost, and had subsequently earmarked $2000 for the Library. 



Mr. BodemKloss supported the objection to this proceeding. 



Discussion followed, bearing on the proposed arrangement and 

 the reasons for having to modify it. 



The report and accounts were adopted and passed. 



The Election of Officers for 1918 resulted as follows, Messrs. 

 Bartlett and Murray acting as scrutineers. 



Hon. Mr. C. J. Saunders President. 



Mr. W. George Maxwell, c.m.g. Vice President for Singapore. 



Hon. A. R. Adams Vice President for Penang. 



Hon. A. H. Lemon Vice President for F. M. S. 



Mr. W. Makepeace Hon. Secretary. 



Dr. R. Hanitsch Hon. Treasurer. 



Mr. C. Bazell Hon. Librarian. 



