PEOCEEMNGS OF MEETINGS, }% 



Committee Meeting, July 6th, 1866. 

 Present:— Rev. B. Boake, in the Chair. 



Messrs. R. Dawson, L. De Zoysa, G. Hawkins, G. S. Steward. 

 The following books were laid on the table. 

 Engineer's Journal for January, February, March, April, May 4 

 1866. 



Proceedings of Asiatic Society of Bengal for December, 1865 

 with Index for the year. 



Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal Part 11. No. 1, 1865. 

 Military Sanitary Report. 



Poetical version of Genesis and Exodus in Tamil by Rev. J, 

 Mc Arthur, Jaffna, presented by the Author. 



Journal of Bombay Asiatic Society 1861-62 1862-63. 



3 Nos. Annals of Magazine of Natural History. 



2 Photographs from Mr. Macready from Putlam. 



Proceedings of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 

 for 1865. 



A sum of £5 was put at the disposal of the Secretary for repairs. 



£i0 were voted for procuring things from England necessary for 

 setting up specimens in the Museum, 



It was agreed that the following papers should be published. 



All the Chapters of Mr. Silva's Work on Demonology in Ceylon 

 except chapter VIII. 



Origin of the Sinhalese language by J. De Alwis, Esq. 



1st discourse of Buddha. 



A few remarks on the poisonous properties of Calotropis Gigan* 

 tea by Dr. Ondaatjie. 



A paper on fish by Revd. B. Boake, 

 A paper on Medicinal oils. 



