IV PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. Irving consented to accept the office, and Dr. Dennys 

 agreed to act as Honorary Secretary until the receipt of the an- 

 swer from the Royal Asiatic Society. 



The following gentlemen having previously signified their 

 interest in the establishment of such a Society, though unable 

 to be present at the Meeting, it was agreed that their names 

 should be included in the List of " Original Members" to be sent 

 to the Royal Asiatic Society with the application for incorpora- 

 tion :— viz. 



The Hon. J. Douglas, C. M. G. 

 „ Hon. W. Adamson. 

 Herbert Cope, Esq. 

 F. Kehding, ,, 



Monday, the *21st Januaey, 1S7S. 



A dralt of Rules for the regulation of the Society was taken 

 into consideration and after discussion Rales were agreed to in the 

 form appended. 



The election of Officers and Councillors for 1878 was then pro- 

 ceeded with, the result being as follows : — 

 Ven. Archdeacon Hose, President. 

 J. D. Vaughan, Esq., Vice President for Singapare. 



D. Logan, Esq., Vice President for Penang. 

 Hon. C. J. Irving, Honr/j. Treasurer. 



N. B. Dennys Esq., Ph. D., Houry Secretary (pro: tem :) 

 The Hon. J. Douglas, C. M. Gk 

 Ernest Bieber, Esq., L. L. D. 

 A. M. Skinner, Esq. 



E. Koek, ,, 

 J. Miller, „ 



In discussing the future place of Meeting for the Society, the 

 Hon. J. Douglas, Chairman of the Committee of Management 

 of the Raffles Institution stated that he believed there would be 

 no objection to the use of the rooms of the Library and Museum 

 on any evening, except Tuesday and Friday in each week. 



Monday, the 5th February, 1878. 



An Editorial Committee was chosen consisting of the follow- 

 ing members : — 



The Yen. Archdeacon G. F. Hose. 



„ Hon. C. J. Irving. 

 A. M. Skinner, Esq. 

 N. B. Dennys, Esq., Ph. D. 



