PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
Annual General Meeting 
The Annual General Meeting was held at the Society’s rooms 
at 5 p.m. on Friday, 11th February, 1921. 
Present: Dr. R. 0. Winstedt, (Vice-President for Singa- 
pore) in the chair, and some 20 members. 
1. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting of February 
26th 1920 were read and confirmed. 
2. The Annual Report and Statement of Accounts were taken 
as read and duly adopted, on the motion of Dr. Winstedt seconded 
by Mr. Robinson. 
3. Dr. Winstedt proposed and Mr. Burkill seconded that 
Rule 5 should be amended by the addition of the words : — 
“ Societies and institutions are also eligible for or- 
dinary membership.” 
This was carried unanimously. 
4. Arising out of a letter from Mr. Conlay a discussion took 
place regarding the election of Vice-Presidents. The meeting 
favoured the following amendment to Rule 8 : — 
“ Substitute for lines 3 and 4 the following : — 
“ Vice-Presidents not exceeding six, ordinarily two 
each from (i) the Straits Settlements, (ii) the Federated 
Malay States, and (iii) the Unfederated or other Protected 
States, although this allocation shall in no way be binding 
on the electors.” 
As no notice had been given of this proposed amendment it 
was agreed that this meeting had no power to vote on it. It was 
therefore decided to bring it forward at another General Meeting. 
5. A letter was read from Dr. Hanitsch thanking the Society 
for the honour they had conferred upon him in electing him an 
Honorary Member. 
It was agreed to add his photo to the Society’s gallery of 
portraits of past distinguished Officers of the Society. 
