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MEETINGS OF THE CEYLON BRANCH 



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THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



Committee Meeting, November 6, 1866. 



Rev. B. Boake, Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 Messrs. C. P. Layard, R. Dawson, W. Ferguson, G-. S. Steward. 



Mr. Layard informed the Committee that Mr. Barnes had offered 

 the Society his entomological collection, if proper means for preserving 

 it were in the Society's hands ; and Mr. Layard was asked to write to 

 Mr. Barnes and say that the Society would accept his offer. 



The Committee gave permission to Mr. Layard to borrow the 

 Native fibres and oils in the Society's Museum, to exhibit at the 

 approaching Agri-Horticultural show. 



It was settled that the price of each issue of the Journal to 

 members should be 2s. 6d.,— to non-members, 4s. 



Committee Meeting, November 22, 1866. 



R. Dawson, Esq., in the Chair. 

 Messrs. De Zoysa, Primrose, and Steward. 



The following papers were laid on the table : — • 

 Engineer's Journal for June, July, August and September) 

 1866. 



