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mittee, but it may be observed that your Secretary lias received from 

 Captain Pickering, R. A., several volumes relating to magnetic ob- 

 servations made in Canada and elsewhere. ,ro be availed of in the event 

 of an Observatory being hereafter erected at Colombo. Of this there 

 appears a probability at some future period. 



The Treasurer's Statement is satisfactory. 



£ s. d. 



Balance from last year S 19 11 J 



Receipts during the present year -. 41 12 6 



£50 12 5J 



Expenditure during the year 34 5 7 



Balance in Treasurer's hand at date ... . £16 6 10J 



The payments include £1 Is., given to the Rev. Mr. Hardy to 

 purchase books in England, TTe have also a sum of £10 in the hands 

 of the Meteorological Committee, who have ordered instruments to 

 that amount, but in procuring which there appears to be some delay. 



In conclusion, whilst your Committee would invite a more general 

 co-operation in the Society's proceedings, they cannot but anticipate 

 a prosperous and useful career. 



A. EES SEN. L.L.D. 



Secretary. 



Resolved 6th. — That the Report now read be received and adopt- 

 ed. The Secretary then read the Report of the Statistical Committee. 



Report of the Statistical Committee of the Asiatic Society of 

 Ceylon, for the year ending 29th February. 1843. 



Your Committee dates its appointment from the end of the year 

 1846; but as it did not commence its labours until February 1847, the 

 presenttime is really the termination of the first year of its operations. 

 Conscious that where nothing had hitherto been done, too much must 

 not at first be attempted, your Committee resolved at the commence 



