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 PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Annual General Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting was held at the Society's rooms 5 p.m. on Friday, 10th February 1922.

PRESENT: Dr. R. O. Winstedt (Vice-President for Singapore) in the chair and 26 other members.

1. The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 11th February 1921 were confirmed.

2. The Minutes of the General Meeting held 1st July 1921 were read and confirmed.

3. The Annual Report and Statement of Payments and Receipts were adopted on the motion of Mr. H. C. Robinson, seconded by Mr. C. L. Collenette.

4. The Chairman proposed for confirmation, and Mr. Burkill seconded, that Rule 1 be rescinded and the following substituted:—


 * "The name of the Society shall be 'The Malayan Branch, Royal Asiatic Society'."
 * This was confirmed unanimously; the change in name to take effect from 1st January 1923.

5. The Chairman proposed for confirmation, and Major Moulton seconded, that Rule 8 be amended as to the first four lines by the substitution of the following words:—


 * "The Officers of the Society shall be:—
 * "A President,
 * "Vice-Presidents not exceeding six, ordinarily two each from (i) the Straits Settlements, (ii) the F. M. S., and (iii) the Unfederated or other Protected States, although this allocation shall in no way be binding on the electors."

The Resolution was confirmed with one dissentient.