The appeal in the last report for short papers for the Journal 

 had an excellent effect, and the Journal contains 30 articles, which 

 is many more than usual: four are on Malay history, seven on the 

 language and literature, five on customs, one on art, one on ethno- 

 graphy, one on zoology, ten on botany, and one on the physiological 

 difference in digestive power between Europeans, Chinese, Malays 

 and Natives of India. 



Mr. E. D. Merrill made to the Society an offer of his valuable 

 Index to the Bornean Flora: but the Council feeling that other 

 matter in sight for the Journal had a prior claim transmitted it 

 with the author's consent to His Highness the Eaja of Sarawak who 

 will cause the index to be printed in the Sarawak Museum Journal. 



For the purpose of illustrating an early Journal, photographs 

 of the tombstones of Sultan Mansur have been procured from 

 Malacca. 



Some of the Malay texts published by the Society are being 

 used in the higher schools of the Peninsula; and the Council felt 

 justified in reducing the price at which they are sold. 



The Library has received the usual exchanges. 



The Hon. Treasurer's balance sheet shows $4,700 invested, 

 including $2,200 in the Straits Settlements War Loan, and $845.62 

 in current account. 



I. Henry Burkill, 

 *: Hon. Secretary. 



Singapore, 8th February, 1018. 



