412 SPOLIA ZEYLANIGA. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CEYLON NATURAL 
HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Thirtieth General Meeting 
Tar Thirtieth General Meeting of the Society was held in the 
Colombo Museum Library on Friday, May 7, 1920, at 5.30 P.m., 
Dr. A. Nell in the Chair. 
A lecture entitled “The Work of a Local Natural History 
Society’? was given by Mr. W. L. Sclater, F.Z.S., the Editor of 
the ‘ Ibis.” ee 
Eighth Annual General Meeting. 
The Kighth Annual General Meeting of the Society was held in 
the Colombo Museum Library on July 16, 1920, at 5.30 p.m., 
Dr. A. Nell, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The accounts and reports of the Honorary Secretaries and 
Treasurers for 1919 were read and confirmed. 
The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year ;— 
Patron: His Excellency the Governor. 
President: Sir Graeme Thomson. 
Vice-Presidents. 

F. M. Mackwood, Esq. | Dr. Joseph Pearson. 
Dr, A. Nell. W. E. Wait, Esq. 
Council. 
The Ven. the Archdeacon of K. Evans, Esq. 
Colombo. G. A. Joseph, Esq. 
R. A. Senior-White, Esq. C. T. Symons, Esq. 
Rev. Father M. J. Le Goe, O.M.T. F. Lewis, Esq. 
Joint Honorary Secretaries and Treasurers. 
Dr. Joseph Pearson and Mr. C. T. Symons (Acting), 
New Members :—Messrs. R. Somasundaram, E. van Rooyen. 
S. T. Jeevaratnam, C. T, Chelliah, C.M. Mohamed,G, Amaratunga, 
R. Caldera, G. Jayawardene, M. A. Paul, W. M. Ramasamy, 
H. J. Fernando, 8. P. Selvadurai, G. M. Direkze, Mr. and Mrs. 
G, P. Madden, and Mr. G. K. Pippet. 
Rev. Father Le Goce, O.M.L., gave a lecture on 
Seashore.”’ 
Some exhibits were explained by Dr. Pearson. 
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Thirty-Second General Meeting. 
The Thirty-second General Meeting of the Society was held in 
the Colombo Museum Library on October 14, 1920, at 5.15 P.M., 
Dr. A. Nell in the Chair. 
New Members :—Messrs. A. H. Malpas and A. J. Wickwar. 
A paper on “‘ Notes on a Collection of some Wayside Plants 
made in Nuwara Eliya ’’ was given by Mr. E, C. T. Holsinger. 
Dr. Pearson read a note sent by Dr. Hutson of Peradeniya on 
Glow-worms attacking the “* Kalutara Snail” (Achatina fultca). 
Dr, Pearson explained a number of interesting exhibits, 
