The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XXXII, 1940 - Khamkoo

86 ANNUAL.REPOlt'l' (YOI •. XXXII
H: H. PRINCE V ARNVAIDY AKARA.
A letter of congro,tulation on belutH of the Society was sent to H. H.
Prince Vamvaidyalmra member of the Council, on his promotion m
Royo,lrank
MmmEHSHIP S uB-COMMI'l"L'EE.
With a view to enlarging the membership of the Society the following
sub-Committee was formed: H. H. Prince Varnvaidyakara,
Dr. Geo. B. McFarland, Professor J. E. Davies and Dr. Arno Viehoever,
'l'nE SooiE'n's BUILDING.
The question of letting the Society's home for meetings of outside
bodies was considered and, as the Council felt that this might rerider
the Society lin,ble to taxation at the hands of the revenue authorities,
it was thought that before reaching a decision the authorities should
be cmi.sulted.
DR. BERNA'rzm's Boorc.
'L'he Council decided that the translation of Dr. Bernatzik's book
relating to the Pi 'Tong Ltiang, from German, should not be undertnken
An exhn,ustive and sympathetic review of the book had been
written hy Mr. E. W. Hutchinson, which was due to appear in an early
nU1i1ber of the Joumal.
AccoUNTS.
Mr. J. T. Edkins has acted as Honorary 'J'reasuret· and as· such
done vttluahle \\'Ork throughout the year. He has also checked the
{Society's stocks of Journals-over thirty volumes-and the stocks
of Natural History Supplements, Craibs Florae and other publications
of the Society.