PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. viL 



The Secretary was directed to write and thank Mr. Hardy for 

 his donation. 



General Meeting, December 1st, 1865. 

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



Rev. J. Nicholson, Messrs. H. Nevill, L. De Zoysa, A. M. 

 Ferguson, W. Ferguson, G. Hawkins, J. S. Mill, C. A. Lorensz, 

 R. Dawson, A. Primrose, G. S. Steward. 



Mr. Boake reported that he had received a letter from Sir Edward 

 Creasy saying that His Excellency the Governor had consented to 

 become the Patron of the Society. 



The question of the late appointment of a Librarian was then 

 discussed and it was agreed that Mr. De Zoysa should be asked to 

 act as sole Librarian, which he consented to do. 



Mr. W. Ferguson, Mr. J. A. Caley were added to the Committee. 



It was determined that subscriptions should be considered due in 

 January of each year, and that members who have not paid by the 

 end of the year shall be considered to have relinguished their con- 

 nection with the Society. 



Mr. De Zoysa presented a copy of a Dictionary of the Pali lan- 

 guage by Mogallana Thero with English and Sinhalese notes by 

 Waskaduwe Subkati, Buddhist Priest. 



Committee Meeting, December 9th, 1865. 



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



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



The following papers were laid on the table by the Secretary:—* 



1 Engineers Journal. 



2 Nos. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I. No. 3 

 Part II. No. 3. 



1 Vol, Proceedings of Asiatic Society of Bengal for September, 

 1865. 



1 No. Annals of Magazine of Natural History, 



