284 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA, 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CEYLON NATURAL 
HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Fourteenth General Meeting. 
THe Fourteenth General Meeting of the Society was held 
in the Colombo Museum Library on October 20, 1915, with 
Dr. A. Nell in the Chair. 
Dr. Pearson gave a few notes on the colouration of animals, 
after which Rev. Father M. J. Le Goc, O.M.1., delivered a lecture 
on ‘‘ Social Life among Ants.” 
Fifteenth General Meeting. 
The Fifteenth General Meeting of the Society was held in 
the Colombo Museum Library on December 17, 1915, with 
Dr. Joseph Pearson in the Chair. 
The Chairman proposed alterations to rule 9. There were two 
alterations of the same rule, and he combfned both in one 
resolution. (a) Instead of the first sentence, read ‘‘ The sub- 
scription to the Society shall be Rs. 5 per annum, which will fall 
due on January 1 of each year.’ (6) Instead of last sentence, 
read ‘‘ In the case of new members, the subscription will fall due 
on the date of election, and such election will not be confirmed 
until the first annual subscription or life-membership subscription 
is paid,”’ 
The Ven. the Archdeacon said he understood the alterations 
proposed were the raising of the subscription from Rs. 3 to Rs. 5, 
and in the case of new members their subscriptions fall due on 
the date of election. Was the Committee authorized to confirm 
the election ? The Chairman said in future, if the proposed rule 
was adopted, no elected member would be considered a member 
of the Society until he had paid his subscription. The subserip- 
tion of Rs. 3 was only a temporary measure, as they did not 
know exactly how the finance of the Society would stand. He 
thought that Rs. 5 per annum would meet the case. Eighty- 
seven members who had been elected had not paid their first 
subscription. Under the proposed rule ‘it would be easy for 
members to forward cheque for Rs. 10, subscription for two 
years, 
Mr. Macready seconded the proposition, 
