PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. 



GENERAL MEETING, 



8th May, 1858. 



J. Dalziel, Esq. 

 J. H. Marsh, Esq. 

 C. A. Lorenz, Esq. 

 James Alwis, Esq. 



Present: 



The Rev. B. Boake, in the Chair. 



L. De Soyza, Esq. 



J. Maitland, Esq. 



M. COOMARASAMY, Esq. 



The Rev. J. D. Palm. 



Proceedings of last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary laid upon the table Part I. of the Society's Journal 

 for the past session, and stated that the second part was making progress 

 in the printer's hands. 



The Curator stated that he had met with a qualified person to 

 act as Taxidermist to the Society, for a moderate remuneration ; 

 and hoped now that the means existed for properly preserving 

 specimens, Members at outstations and their friends, would lose no 

 opportunity of forwarding such objects as might present themselves. 



Resolved, that if necessary, £10 might be expended in the pur- 

 chase of a suitable glass case for the Museum. 



The Secretary having requested permission to name an Agent in 

 London for the sale of the Society's Journal, 



Resolved, that he be allowed to request Messrs. Van Voorst and 

 Co., of Paternoster Row, to act as Agents, and to sell the Journal 

 for Four shillings each Number. 



The Vice-President having directed attention to the opinion 

 which prevails very generally, as to the decrease in the population 

 of Ceylon, supposed to arise from the neglect of female infants, 



