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JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). 



[Vol. III. 



A set of Pearl Oyster Shells, of various ages, by the Secretary. 



The following Books and Periodicals were reported as received since last 

 meeting : — 



A Report on Public Instruction in Bengal, from the Honorable the 

 Colonial Secretary. 



Meteorological Observations during the seven years ending 31st Decem- 

 ber, 1859, fromR. Bullen, Esq. , R.E. 



The Asiatic Journal ... ... ... 5 Vols. 



Report on the Natural History of the Pearl Oyster, 



by Dr. Kelaart ... ... ... 1 „ 



Romanic Alphabets ... ... ... 1 ,, 



An Enumeration of Ceylon Plants, by G. H. K. 



Thwaites ..s ... ... ... 1 ,, 



The Calcutta Review ... ... ... 2 Nos. 



Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ... 3 ,, 

 Transactions of the Bombay Geographical So- 

 ciety ... ... ... 1 „ 



J ournal of the Madras Literary Society ... 1 , 5 



Journal of the Geological Society of London ... 8 ,, 



Journal of the Statistical Society of London ... 8 ,, 



The Engineer's Journal ... ... ... 8 ,, 



Major Skinner said, that he had received a communication from Sir W. 

 Denison, the Governor of New South Wales, who was desirous that an 

 exchange of specimens should take place between the Public Museum of 

 Sydney and the Ceylon Asiatic Society, and he therefore begged to move 

 the following resolution : — 



" That the Curator and Secretary be requested to communicate with the 

 authorities of the Museum at Sydney, with the view to establishing a 

 system of Exchanges." 



The resolution having been seconded, was carried. 



Mr. J. D' Alwis called the attention of the Meeting to the fact that 

 there were several Chapters of the Mahdwanso, translated by the late Mr. 

 George Tumour, that had never been published, in the hands of that 

 gentleman's Executors. He wished to propose the following resolution, 

 which was seconded and adopted : — 



" That the Secretary be requested to communicate with the Executors 

 of the late Mr. Tumour, with a view to obtaining their permission to print 

 such translated Chapters of the Mahawanso as remain iii manuscript in 

 their hands," 



